| Masking Hegemony: A Genealogy of Liberalism, Religion and the Private Sphere Contributor(s): Martin, Craig (Author) |
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ISBN: 184553705X ISBN-13: 9781845537050 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - General - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Dewey: 201.72 |
| LCCN: 2010000590 |
| Series: Religion in Culture |
| Physical Information: 194 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'Masking Hegemony' presents a critical evaluation of the language used in liberal political thought, tracing liberalism's use of two key binary concepts - public/private and religion/state - from the Protestant Reformation to the present. Whilst appearing to separate religion from state and public from private, this language actually masks the influence of religious institutions on state policies and the inevitable circulation of power from the private to the public sphere in a liberal democracy. 'Masking Hegemony' uses the work of Gramsci, Foucault and Bourdieu to offer a fresh approach to liberal ideology that will be of interest to students and scholars of both politics and religion. |