Challenging theocracy ancient lessons for global politics / edited by David Edward Tabachnick, Toivo Koivukoski, and Hermínio Meireles Teixeira.
| Other author | Tabachnick, David Edward, 1972- |
| Other author | Koivukoski, Toivo. |
| Other author | Teixeira, Hermínio Meireles, 1961- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2018] |
| Description | xxii, 343 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part One: Theocracy in ancient political thought and practice. Theocracy as temptation: empire and mindfulness / Fred Dallmayr ; The confrontation between classical political philosophy and the gods of the city / Mark J. Lutz ; Between rationalism and theocracy: Plato, the Mysteries, and F.W.J. Schelling's analysis of the modern state / Steven F. McGuire ; The place of religion in politics: on analogous gods and the piety of the unspoken / Toivo Koivukoski ; The Aristotelian roots of religious governance approaches / Jeremy Neill -- Part Two: Theocracy and modern state politics. The non-theocratic Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) / Houchang Hassan-Yari ; Islamism in North Africa: from Cairo to Tunis / Jeffry R. Halverson ; Theocratic arguments in Judaism / Alan Mittleman ; Saving miracles: political theology and theocracy in the Schmitt-Benjamin encounter / Hermínio Meireles Teixeira -- Part Three: Responding to the challenges of theocracy. Theocracy's challenge / Peter L.P. Simpson ; The impossibility of theocracy: the weakness of the gods / Yvonne Sherwood ; Understanding our adversaries: ancient vs. modern political thought / James Franke and Laurie M. Johnson ; Religion, tolerance and American theocratic politics: lessons for the contemporary era / Scott W. Hibbard ; Shaftesbury's Characteristics and the problem of priestcraft / Ronald Beiner. |
| Abstract | "Commonly perceived as a direct threat to the practice of liberal democracy, the global reemergence of theocratic claims to political rule is a misunderstood development of twenty-first century politics. Analyzing the relationship between religion and politics throughout the Middle East, Africa, and the United States, as well as classical and medieval political philosophical sources, Challenging Theocracy critiques the contemporary formation of theocracy. Providing an account of the origins and influence of theocracy, the chapters in this volume explore ancient texts that articulate the theocratic political ideas that continue to bubble under the surface of political life today. In an effort to consider how regimes extend beyond their immediate institutional and legal forms and find their foundation in timeless ideas, the contributors examine ancient and modern political thought to better understand their persistent power and impact on global politics."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017301190 |
| ISBN | 9781442649293 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 1442649291 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 9781442626676 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 1442626674 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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