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 reoccupa...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Lara, María Pía, 1954-, The disclosure of politics] (2015) (Fordahl, Clayton)
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| Series/Journal: | New Directions in Critical Theory
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| Further subjects: | B
Secularization
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: The Disclosure of Politics : Struggles Over the Semantics of Secularization: |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (257 p) |
| ISBN: | 0231162804 |