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The Intoxication of Power

An Analysis of Civil Religion in Relation to Ideology

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Part of the book series: Sovietica (SOVA, volume 43)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Foundations: The Roman Civil Religion

    • Maureen Henry
    Pages 1-22
  3. The Reordering of the Cosmos

    • Maureen Henry
    Pages 43-60
  4. The Public Philosophy

    • Maureen Henry
    Pages 61-80
  5. The Civil Theology: Myths of Destiny

    • Maureen Henry
    Pages 81-100
  6. Christianity and the Civil Religion

    • Maureen Henry
    Pages 101-109
  7. Hobbes: The Religion of Terror

    • Maureen Henry
    Pages 110-131
  8. Rousseau: The Religion of Self-Love

    • Maureen Henry
    Pages 150-174
  9. Postscript

    • Maureen Henry
    Pages 223-227
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 228-234

Authors and Affiliations

  • St. John’s University, Jamaica, USA

    Maureen Henry

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Intoxication of Power

  • Book Subtitle: An Analysis of Civil Religion in Relation to Ideology

  • Authors: Maureen Henry

  • Series Title: Sovietica

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9497-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1979

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1027-7Published: 31 December 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-9499-7Published: 09 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-9497-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0561-2551

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 234

  • Topics: Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Philosophy, general

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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