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Miti simboli e politica. Working papers
Author: Miti simboli e politica
Author: Università degli studi (Messina). Dipartimento di teoria e analisi dei fenomeni sociali e politici. BibliotecaPublisher:
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Languages : it
Pages : 69
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Miti, simboli e politica
Author: Giulio M. ChiodiMiti, simboli e politica
Author: Giulio M. ChiodiPublisher:
ISBN: 9788834820865
Category : Political Science
Languages : it
Pages : 238
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Miti e archetipi
Author: Miti e archetipi. Linguaggi e simboli della storia e della politica
Author: Domenico CorradiniPublisher:
ISBN: 9788877415424
Category : Religion
Languages : it
Pages : 356
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Politics as Religion
Author: Emilio GentilePublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400827213
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Emilio Gentile, an internationally renowned authority on fascism and totalitarianism, argues that politics over the past two centuries has often taken on the features of religion, claiming as its own the prerogative of defining the fundamental purpose and meaning of human life. Secular political entities such as the nation, the state, race, class, and the party became the focus of myths, rituals, and commandments and gradually became objects of faith, loyalty, and reverence. Gentile examines this "sacralization of politics," as he defines it, both historically and theoretically, seeking to identify the different ways in which political regimes as diverse as fascism, communism, and liberal democracy have ultimately depended, like religions, on faith, myths, rites, and symbols. Gentile maintains that the sacralization of politics as a modern phenomenon is distinct from the politicization of religion that has arisen from militant religious fundamentalism. Sacralized politics may be democratic, in the form of a civil religion, or it may be totalitarian, in the form of a political religion. Using this conceptual distinction, and moving from America to Europe, and from Africa to Asia, Gentile presents a unique comparative history of civil and political religions from the American and French Revolutions, through nationalism and socialism, democracy and totalitarianism, fascism and communism, up to the present day. It is also a fascinating book for understanding the sacralization of politics after 9/11.
Vengeance in Reverse
Author: Mark R. AnspachPublisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1628952903
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 175
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How do humans stop fighting? Where do the gods of myth come from? What does it mean to go mad? Mark R. Anspach tackles these and other conundrums as he draws on ethnography, literature, psychotherapy, and the theory of René Girard to explore some of the fundamental mechanisms of human interaction. Likening gift exchange to vengeance in reverse, the first part of the book outlines a fresh approach to reciprocity, while the second part traces the emergence of transcendence in collective myths and individual delusions. From the peacemaking rituals of prestate societies to the paradoxical structure of consciousness, Anspach takes the reader on an intellectual journey that begins with the problem of how to deceive violence and ends with the riddle of how one can deceive oneself.
The Ultimate Italian
Author: Fulvio ContiPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000812766
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This book shows how Dante Alighieri has been represented in the Italian collective imagination from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Often held to be a precursor of Italian unity, the author of the Divine Comedy has been put forward both as a standard-bearer of a secular, anti-clerical Italy and the embodiment of the concept of a deeply religious and Catholic nation; while he was later adopted by nationalist and fascists as well as a pop icon in the age of the internet and globalization. The book describes this long and fascinating history from a completely original point of view: the centuries-old myth of Dante is analysed from the perspective of cultural history. The sources employed include Dante commemorations, festivals and monuments, pilgrimages to his tomb, films and other media productions about Dante, as well as comic strips, advertisements and other cultural items dedicated to him.
The Temple Scroll
Author: Lawrence H. SchiffmanPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004459502
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
In this volume, Schiffman and Gross present a new edition of all of the manuscript evidence for the Temple Scroll from Qumran. It includes innumerable new readings and restorations of all of the manuscripts as well as a detailed critical apparatus comparing the manuscripts of the Temple Scroll as well as Qumran biblical manuscripts and the ancient versions. Each manuscript is provided with a new translation, and a commentary is presented for the main text. Also included are a general introduction, bibliography of published works on the text, catalog of photographic evidence, and concordance including all vocables in all the manuscripts and their restorations. This work promises to move research on the Temple Scroll to a new level.