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Record Nr. |
UNINA9910791690303321 |
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Titolo |
Crediting God [[electronic resource] ] : sovereignty and religion in the age of global capitalism / / edited by Miguel Vatter |
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New York, : Fordham University Press, 2011 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (384 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion and politics |
Globalization - Religious aspects |
Capitalism - Religious aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Based on a conference held in May 2005 at Northwestern University. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Religion and polity-building -- pt. 2. The end of the saeculum and global capitalism -- pt. 3. Questioning sovereignty : law and justice -- pt. 4. The religion of democracy : Tocqueville beyond civil religion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The essays in this book shed interdisciplinary and multicultural light on a hypothesis that helps to account for such an unexpected convergence of enlightenment and religion in our times: Religion has re-entered the public sphere because it puts into question the relation between God and the concept of political sovereignty. |
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