Political theology and its discontents / edited by K. Daniel Cho and Boštjan Nedoh.
| Other author | Cho, K. Daniel, editor. |
| Other author | Nedoh, Boštjan, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | vi, 206 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Political theologies Bloomsbury political theologies. ^A1375019 |
| Contents | Introduction / K. Daniel Cho, Boštjan Nedoh -- Part One : Three Essays on the Theory of the Political -- Freud's critique of the political / K. Daniel Cho -- The people of the book: A psychoanalytic account, Abigail Kulisz -- Political theology of the as-if: Kelsen, Freud, fiction / Arthur Bradley -- Part Two : Imaginary Fathers, Real Woman -- Schreber's theological materialism / Tadej Troha -- The imaginary phallus: The libidinal politics of the curse of Ham / Paul Eisenstein -- Touching the Imam's body: The theological, the political, the psychoanalytical / Arsalan Reihanzadeh -- Part Three : Four Chapters on the Concept of Left Political Theology -- The law of an unauthorized God / Todd McGowan -- Religion of the father"? Judaism as a politico-theological code of parenticide / Agata Bielik-Robson -- Gaps of rest: Toward a political economy of laziness / Simon Hajdini -- Forcing the messiah: Paul, Rosenzweig, and Badiou / Kenneth Reinhard -- Wiederholung: Trauma and happiness in the Gospel according to Benjamin / Boštjan Nedoh. |
| Abstract | "Revitalising political theology through the lens of psychoanalysis, these writings unlock its emancipatory potential and providing new ways to think about the political. They are united by a conviction that there is something in political theology worth fighting for. Banishing the misconception of political theology as reactionary or paradoxical, they push the discipline forward by drawing on the insights of psychoanalysis and a re-engagement with theology. While Sigmund Freud was at times dismissive of religion, he also used his inquiry into it to completely re-theorize the political in a way that this book's team of leading scholars bring to the fore. Each chapter uses psychoanalysis as a point of departure for serious engagement with political theology, eliciting the radical potential at the nexus of the political and the theological. This powerfully productive approach unearths new strands of political theology and refreshing perspectives on established concepts like universality, ideology, law, authority, the neighbor. Covering ideas from libidinal politics to the political economy of laziness, Political Theology and its Discontents demonstrates that a deep and sincere engagement with theology can give us a new view of the political" -- Publisher, page four of cover. |
| General note | Print on demand edition. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781350500716 |
| ISBN | 9781350500686 |
| ISBN | 1350500682 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781350500754 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1350500755 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ePub ebook) |
| ISBN | (PDF ebook) |
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