Zionism and Political Theology
This paper is an attempt to identify what is unique about the political theology of Zionism. It also explores what the consequences of this uniqueness might be, particularly with regard to future decolonization projects of Israel-Palestine. Dealing with the case of Zionism and Israel is interesting...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2023
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In: |
Political theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 24, Issue: 7, Pages: 687-705 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Israel
/ Palestine
/ Political theology
/ Zionism
/ Nationalism
/ Secularism
/ Decolonisation
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BH Judaism KBL Near East and North Africa ZC Politics in general |
Further subjects: | B
Nationalism
B Secularization B Zionism B Religion B Political Theology B Decolonization B Palestine |
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Summary: | This paper is an attempt to identify what is unique about the political theology of Zionism. It also explores what the consequences of this uniqueness might be, particularly with regard to future decolonization projects of Israel-Palestine. Dealing with the case of Zionism and Israel is interesting because it allows us – in fact, it forces us – to ask questions about the nature of modernity, liberalism, secularism, colonialism and nationalism writ large. Zionism itself combines many aspects of modern Europe, including nationalism, colonialism, religion, liberalism, and socialism; this raises the question of whether we can offer a critique of Zionism that is not also a critique of the modern Europe that invented all of these categories and practices. All these issues raise the question of how we are to judge Zionism. Can we offer a critique of Zionism that is not at the same time a critique of Europe? |
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ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2023.2262226 |