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The Kingdom and the Glory - For a Theological Genealogy of Economy and Government (Paperback, New)
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The Kingdom and the Glory - For a Theological Genealogy of Economy and Government (Paperback, New)
Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
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Why has power in the West assumed the form of an "economy," that
is, of a government of men and things? If power is essentially
government, why does it need glory, that is, the ceremonial and
liturgical apparatus that has always accompanied it?
In the early centuries of the Church, in order to reconcile
monotheism with God's threefold nature, the doctrine of Trinity was
introduced in the guise of an economy of divine life. It was as if
the Trinity amounted to nothing more than a problem of managing and
governing the heavenly house and the world. Agamben shows that,
when combined with the idea of providence, this
theological-economic paradigm unexpectedly lies at the origin of
many of the most important categories of modern politics, from the
democratic theory of the division of powers to the strategic
doctrine of collateral damage, from the invisible hand of Smith's
liberalism to ideas of order and security.
But the greatest novelty to emerge from "The Kingdom and the Glory
" is that modern power is not only government but also glory, and
that the ceremonial, liturgical, and acclamatory aspects that we
have regarded as vestiges of the past actually constitute the basis
of Western power. Through a fascinating analysis of liturgical
acclamations and ceremonial symbols of power--the throne, the
crown, purple cloth, the Fasces, and more--Agamben develops an
original genealogy that illuminates the startling function of
consent and of the media in modern democracies. With this book, the
work begun with "Homo Sacer" reaches a decisive point, profoundly
challenging and renewing our vision of politics.
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