The kingdom and the glory for a theological genealogy of economy and government

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Agamben, Giorgio, 1942- (-)
Otros Autores: Chiesa, Lorenzo, Mandarini, Matteo
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press 2011.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Meridian, crossing aesthetics.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31167366*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The two paradigms
  • The mystery of the economy
  • Being and acting
  • The kingdom and the government
  • The providential machine
  • Archaeology and bureaucracy
  • The power and the glory
  • The archaeology of glory
  • Appendix : The economy of the moderns
  • The law and the miracle
  • The invisible hand.