The State as God: On Bourdieu's Political Theology
Bourdieu’s anthropology of the state can be interpreted as a form of political theology, premised on a panentheistic conception of the state, which is transcendental to social reality while simultaneously being lodged in all social matter. The state is a Leviathan that imposes a horizon of meaning...
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| Language: | English |
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Extreme Anthropology Research Network
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Extreme Anthropology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/JEA/article/view/6601 |