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The Future of Illusion : Political Theology and Early Modern Texts.

In recent years, the rise of fundamentalism and a related turn to religion in the humanities have led to a powerful resurgence of interest in the problem of political theology. In a critique of this contemporary fascination with the theological underpinnings of modern politics, Victoria Kahn propose...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kahn, Victoria
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In recent years, the rise of fundamentalism and a related turn to religion in the humanities have led to a powerful resurgence of interest in the problem of political theology. In a critique of this contemporary fascination with the theological underpinnings of modern politics, Victoria Kahn proposes a return to secularism-whose origins she locates in the art, literature, and political theory of the early modern period-and argues in defense of literature and art as a force for secular liberal culture. Kahn draws on theorists such as Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, Walter Benjamin, an.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (261 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226083902
022608390X