The Babylon Complex : Theopolitical Fantasies of War, Sex, and Sovereignty.

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Babylon is a surprisingly multivalent symbol in U.S. culture and politics. Political citations of Babylon range widely, from torture at Abu Ghraib to depictions of Hollywood glamour and decadence. In political discourse, Babylon appears in conservative ruminations on democratic law, liberal appeals...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Runions, Erin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Fordham University Press, 2014.
Temas:
2000-2099
Church and state > United States > History > 21st century.
Christian sociology > United States > History > 21st century.
War > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Sex > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Sovereignty > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Église et État > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Sociologie religieuse > Christianisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Guerre > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Sexualité > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Souveraineté > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Sovereignty > Religious aspects > Christianity
Christian sociology
Church and state
Sex > Religious aspects > Christianity
War > Religious aspects > Christianity
United States
Babel.
Babylon.
Theopolitics.
biopolitics.
detranscendentalize.
globalization.
queer theory.
sexuality.
torture.
violence.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Babylon is a surprisingly multivalent symbol in U.S. culture and politics. Political citations of Babylon range widely, from torture at Abu Ghraib to depictions of Hollywood glamour and decadence. In political discourse, Babylon appears in conservative ruminations on democratic law, liberal appeals to unity, Tea Party warnings about equality, and religious advocacy for family values. A composite biblical figure, Babylon is used to celebrate diversity and also to condemn it, to sell sexuality and to regulate it, to galvanize war and to worry about imperialism. Erin Runions explores the signific.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (313 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780823257379
0823257371

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