{"product_id":"challenging-theocracy-ancient-lessons-for-global-politics-paperback-softback-9781442626676","title":"Challenging Theocracy; Ancient Lessons for Global Politics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442626676","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChallenging Theocracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAncient Lessons for Global Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Tabachnick (Edited by), Toivo Koivukoski (Edited by), Herminio Meireles Teixeira (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442626676\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 May 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommonly perceived as a direct threat to the practice of liberal democracy, the global reemergence of theocratic claims to political rule is a misunderstood development of twenty-first-century politics. Analyzing the relationship between religion and politics throughout the Middle East, Africa, and the United States, as well as classical and medieval political philosophical sources, \u003ci\u003eChallenging Theocracy\u003c\/i\u003e critiques the contemporary formation of theocracy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding an account of the origins and influence of theocracy, the chapters in this volume explore ancient texts that articulate the theocratic political ideas that continue to bubble under the surface of political life today. In an effort to consider how regimes extend beyond their immediate institutional and legal forms and find their foundation in timeless ideas, the contributors examine ancient and modern political thought to better understand their persistent power and impact on global politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart One: \u003ci\u003eTheocracy in Ancient Political Thought and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eTheocracy as Temptation: Empire and Mindfulness\u003cbr\u003eFred Dallmayr\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Confrontation between Classical Political Philosophy and the Gods of the City\u003cbr\u003eMark Lutz \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBetween Rationalism and Theocracy: Plato, the Mysteries, and F.W.J. Schelling\u0026amp;#x2019;s Analysis of the Modern State\u003cbr\u003eSteven McGuire\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Place of Religion in Politics: On Analogous Gods and the Piety of the Unspoken \u003cbr\u003eToivo Koivukoski\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Aristotelian Roots of Religious Governance Approaches \u003cbr\u003eJeremy Neill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: \u003ci\u003eTheocracy and Modern State Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Non-Theocratic Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)\u003cbr\u003eHouchang Hassan-Yari\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIslamism in North Africa: From Cairo to Tunis \u003cbr\u003eJeffry Halverson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTheocratic Arguments in Judaism\u003cbr\u003eAlan Mittleman\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSaving Miracles: Political Theology and Theocracy in the Schmitt-Benjamin Encounter Hermínio \u003cbr\u003eMeireles Teixeira\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: \u003ci\u003eResponding to the Challenges of Theocracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTheocracy\u0026amp;#x2019;s Challenge\u003cbr\u003ePeter Simpson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Impossibility of Theocracy: The Weakness of the Gods \u003cbr\u003eYvonne Sherwood\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding Our Adversaries: Ancient vs. Modern Political Thought \u003cbr\u003eJames Franke and Laurie Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReligion, Tolerance and American Theocratic Politics: Lessons for the Contemporary Era\u003cbr\u003eScott Hibbard\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShaftesbury\u0026amp;#x2019;s Characteristics and the Problem of Priestcraft \u003cbr\u003eRonald Beiner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702539153688,"sku":"9781442626676","price":27.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/challenging-theocracy-ancient-lessons-for-global-politics-paperback-softback-9781442626676","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}