The Remains of Power: Meaning and Function of Regalia in Madagascar
It has become commonplace to define sovereignty as an almost divine and transcendent power, a concept which has its roots in the ancient Roman world. Following Foucault’s lead, for example, Giorgio Agamben has argued that the political capture of life represents the original paradigm of the entire h...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2023
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Political theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-50 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Madagascar
/ Relic veneration
/ Royal family
/ Power
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KCD Hagiography; saints ZC Politics in general |
Further subjects: | B
Sovereignty
B chronotope B Regalia B Madagascar B Duality B Representation B Agamben B Kantorowicz B Foucault |
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