Sovereignty and the Sacred: Secularism and the Political Economy of Religion

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Antinomian Sacred as a Political Category: Toward a Theory of Religion as Sovereignty -- 2. The Disenchantment of Charisma: The Theological Origins of Secular Polity -- 3. The Ambivalence of the Sovereign Ban: The Homo Sacer and the Bibl...

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Main Author: Yelle, Robert A. 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Further subjects:B Holy, The
B Religion and politics ; History
B Religion And Politics History
B Electronic books
B Secularism
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780226585451
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Summary:Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Antinomian Sacred as a Political Category: Toward a Theory of Religion as Sovereignty -- 2. The Disenchantment of Charisma: The Theological Origins of Secular Polity -- 3. The Ambivalence of the Sovereign Ban: The Homo Sacer and the Biblical Herem -- 4. Sacrifice, or the Religious Mode of Production -- 5. States of Nature: The Jubilee and the Social Contract -- 6. No Deposit, No Return: Religious Rejections of Exchange -- Conclusion: Exit Signs -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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ISBN:022658562X