Breaking Monotheism
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Breaking Monotheism

Yehud and the Material Formation of Monotheistic Identity

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Breaking Monotheism

Yehud and the Material Formation of Monotheistic Identity

About this book

This work offers a social-scientific analysis of Yehud and uses that analysis to construct a model through which to analyze later monotheistic religious developments.

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Information

Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780567402172
eBook ISBN
9780567378408
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Abbreviations
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. Chapter 1. WHAT IS MEANT BY MONOTHEISM?
  6. 1. Defining Monotheism
  7. 2. Identifying Monotheism
  8. 3. The Problem of an Axial-age Shift
  9. 4. A Word on “Member” as a Subcategory of Monotheistic Identity
  10. 5. Why Employing the Theories of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari Is Helpful
  11. Chapter 2. HOW MONOTHEISM CREATES A NEW NORMATIVE ORDER IN SUPPORT OF ITS OWN AUTHORITY
  12. 1. Interrupting Authority: The Material Construction of Monotheistic Identity
  13. 2. The Legitimation of Authority Requires an Apparatus of Punishment
  14. Chapter 3. SOCIALIZATION AND CONFLICT AS FORCES PRODUCTIVE OF IDENTITY
  15. 1. Resistance and Separation as Processes in the Formation
  16. 2. The Nature of Desire Production as Mode of Production for the Monotheistic Body
  17. Chapter 4. DIVINE LAW AS A DOMINANT DISCOURSE OF THE MONOTHEISTIC SELF
  18. 1. Understanding the Function and Force of Law as Discourse: Some Preliminary Remarks on the General Concept
  19. 2. So Then, What Is at Stake if a Religious Law Governs a Social-Political Body? A Theocracy?
  20. 3. The Exclusionary Nature of Monotheistic Law
  21. Chapter 5. CLARIFYING LAND AS THE ARENA FOR RESTORATION
  22. 1. Defining Land as the Space for Restoration
  23. 2. Understanding Production and Perception of the Land in the Process of Restoration
  24. 3. Brief Remarks on Debt and the Distribution of Land
  25. Chapter 6. THE NECESSITY OF AN “OTHER” FOR MONOTHEISTIC IDENTITY
  26. 1. Understanding the Role of Differentiation within the Monotheistic Identity
  27. 2. Strategies of (Social) Identity Formation as Relevant for Monotheistic Identity
  28. 3. Discourses of Resistance on Land and Authority
  29. Chapter 7. THE MONOTHEISTIC BODY WITHIN VIEW: UNDERSTANDING THE PARAMETERS OF THE MODEL
  30. 1. Authority, Law, and an Apparatus of Control
  31. 2. Deviance as a Threat to Monotheistic Identity
  32. 3. Discourses of Resistance
  33. Bibliography
  34. Index of References
  35. Index of Authors