Theopolitical Figures
Scripture, Prophecy, Oath, Charisma, Hospitality
Seiten
2023
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-2291-5 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-2291-5 (ISBN)
Examines the meaning of five theopolitical figures scripture, prophecy, oath, charisma and hospitality in contemporary philosophical-political discourse
Re-inscribes contemporary political concepts and experiences in the 'theological locus' from which they supposedly come and at the same time looks for new semantic derivations for the political arena
Engages with various 20th century continental philosophers, including Walter Benjamin, Jacques Derrida, Jean-Louis Chr tien, Michel Foucault, Giorgio Agamben, Jean-Luc Nancy, John Caputo, Jean Luc Marion among others
Brings into dialogue discussions of theological literature and history
Combines philosophical reflection with case studies of the political interpretation of the Bible; the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; the transferences between oath and sacrament in early Christianity; and acclamations from the imperial cult to modern autocracies
Considers different theological traditions of thought, mainly, Christian and Jewish
This book explores the extent to which theological discourse has been, and continues to be, relevant in shaping the meanings, symbols and realities of certain instituted political practices. This relevance has historically manifested itself in the hybridisation of theological and political concepts, images, gestures, and rituals.
Combining theological and political concepts, Herrero shows that some divine traces could be embedded in institutionalised political practices. She argues that these theopolitical figures scripture, prophecy, oath, charisma and hospitality should be read negatively as other names of God, in the sense of a negative theology, in the post-secular world. By analysing the symbolic meaning of these figures, Theopolitical Figures sheds new light on crucial questions for contemporary societies, such as the unconditional character of justice, the unfeasibility of historical expectation, the stability of the word, the idea of power as a gift, and openness to otherness as an ethical-political imperative.
Re-inscribes contemporary political concepts and experiences in the 'theological locus' from which they supposedly come and at the same time looks for new semantic derivations for the political arena
Engages with various 20th century continental philosophers, including Walter Benjamin, Jacques Derrida, Jean-Louis Chr tien, Michel Foucault, Giorgio Agamben, Jean-Luc Nancy, John Caputo, Jean Luc Marion among others
Brings into dialogue discussions of theological literature and history
Combines philosophical reflection with case studies of the political interpretation of the Bible; the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; the transferences between oath and sacrament in early Christianity; and acclamations from the imperial cult to modern autocracies
Considers different theological traditions of thought, mainly, Christian and Jewish
This book explores the extent to which theological discourse has been, and continues to be, relevant in shaping the meanings, symbols and realities of certain instituted political practices. This relevance has historically manifested itself in the hybridisation of theological and political concepts, images, gestures, and rituals.
Combining theological and political concepts, Herrero shows that some divine traces could be embedded in institutionalised political practices. She argues that these theopolitical figures scripture, prophecy, oath, charisma and hospitality should be read negatively as other names of God, in the sense of a negative theology, in the post-secular world. By analysing the symbolic meaning of these figures, Theopolitical Figures sheds new light on crucial questions for contemporary societies, such as the unconditional character of justice, the unfeasibility of historical expectation, the stability of the word, the idea of power as a gift, and openness to otherness as an ethical-political imperative.
Montserrat Herrero is Full Professor at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Navarra, where she is also the PI of the research project 'Religion and civil society'. She is the director of the Journal Anuario Filos fico. She is widely published in topics related to the political philosophy, in particular, on Hegel, Hobbes, Locke and Spinoza. She is the author of Le Sacr et la Parole. Le Serment au Moyen Age, with M. Aurell and J. Aurell (Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2018); Political Theology in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Discourses, Rites and Representations with Aurell, J., Miceli, A. (Turnhout: Brepols, 2017) and The Political Discourse of Carl Schmitt. A Mystic of Order (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015).
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.08.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Studies in Comparative Political Theory and Intellectual History |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3995-2291-4 / 1399522914 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3995-2291-5 / 9781399522915 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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