The Babylon complex: theopolitical fantasies of war, sex, and sovereignty
Looks at the biblical figure of Babylon as it appears in U.S. culture from 2001-2011 in politics, media, war, and sexual regulation; analyzes allusions to Babylon as part of a larger response to the erosion of national sovereignty within economic globalization.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Fordham University Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Runions, Erin, The Babylon Complex] (2016) (Stone, Ken, 1962 -)
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| Further subjects: | B
Christian sociology - United States - History - 21st century
B Christian Sociology (United States) History 21st century B Sex Religious aspects Christianity B Church and state (United States) History 21st century B Sovereignty Religious aspects Christianity B Electronic books B War Religious aspects Christianity |
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| Summary: | Looks at the biblical figure of Babylon as it appears in U.S. culture from 2001-2011 in politics, media, war, and sexual regulation; analyzes allusions to Babylon as part of a larger response to the erosion of national sovereignty within economic globalization. Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Babylon and the Crisis of Sovereignty -- 1. From Babel to Biopolitics: Josephus, Theodemocracy, and the Regulation of Pleasure -- 2. Bellicose Dreams: Babylon and Exception to Law -- 3. Tolerating Babel: Biopolitics, Film, and Family -- 4. Revenge on Babylon: Literalist Allegory, Scripture, Torture -- 5. Who Lives in Babylon? The Gay Antichrist as Political Enemy -- 6. Babelian Scripture: A Queerly Sublime Ethics of Reading -- Postlude: Roads to Babel -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0823257339 |