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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Main Author: Cerella, Antonio (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2023
In: Political theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-50
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Madagascar / Relic veneration / Royal family / Power
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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