Pilgrimage, Politics, and International Relations

Religious Semantics for World Politics
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-44636-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 229 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3115 g

Reihe: Culture and Religion in International Relations

A standout contribution to post-secular IR theory, this book addresses issues of global politics, from cooperation to conflict, and shows how a religious metaphor, the pilgrim, can help us to rethink our concepts of self, agency, and community in a time of changing world order.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barbato, M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue: Imagine Postsecular Pilgrimage: The Idea of the Book Global Return of Religion: Clash or Engagement Self: Pilgrim, Nomad, Homo Faber Agency: Pilgrimage between Departure and Destiny Community: The Pilgrim's Cosmopolitan Communitarian Companions The Pilgrim's Policy Conclusions: Cooperation, Conflict, Change Pilgrim City: Seeing IR Again for the First Time Epilogue: D - Destiny or F - Freedom

Über Autor(innen)

Mariano Barbato is a professor of European Studies at the University of Passau (Germany) and also founding director of the Centre for European Studies and International Relations at Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoco (Romania).