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The disclosure of politics : struggles over the semantics of secularization /

María Pía Lara explores the ambiguity of secularization and the theoretical potential of a structural break between politics and religion. For Lara, secularization means the translation of religious semantics into politics; a transformation of religious notions into political ideas; and the reoccu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lara, María Pía (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Colección:New directions in critical theory.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:María Pía Lara explores the ambiguity of secularization and the theoretical potential of a structural break between politics and religion. For Lara, secularization means the translation of religious semantics into politics; a transformation of religious notions into political ideas; and the reoccupation of a space left void by changing political actors, one that gives rise to new conceptions of political interaction. Conceptual innovation redefines politics as a horizontal relationship between governments and the governed, better enabling societies (and political actors) to articulate mea.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 235 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231535045
023153504X