{"product_id":"political-theologies-and-development-in-asia-transcendence-sacrifice-and-aspiration-9781526149404","title":"Political Theologies and Development in Asia:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis innovative and timely reassessment of political theology opens new lines of critical investigation into the intersections of religion and politics in contemporary Asia. Moving beyond a focus on the (post-) Christian West, this volume locates ‘development’ – conceptualised as a set of modern, transnational networks of ideas and practices of improvement that connect geographically disparate locations­­ – as a vital focal point for critical investigations into Asian political theologies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvestigating the sacred dimensions of power through concepts of transcendence, sacrifice, victimhood, aspiration, and salvation, this collection demonstrates how European and Asian modernities are bound together through genealogical, institutional, and theo-political entanglements, as well as a long history of global interactions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith contributions by leading anthropologists, sociologists, and political scientists, this volume brings new theoretical approaches into conversation with detailed empirical case studies grounded in modern Asia. In doing so, it offers a fresh and critical analysis of the ways in which political theology is imagined, materialised, and contested both within and beyond nation-states.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Transcendence, sacrifice, and aspiration: The political theology of development in Asia – Giuseppe Bolotta, Philip Fountain \u0026amp; R. Michael Feener\u003cbr\u003e2 East of Westphalia: Shaping the body-politic via institutional charisma – Armando Salvatore \u003cbr\u003e3 The yogic ethic and the spirit of development – Sunila S. Kale \u0026amp; Christian Lee Novetzke \u003cbr\u003e4 Managing Karbala: Genealogies of Shia humanitarianism in Pakistan, England and Iraq – Till Mostowlansky\u003cbr\u003e5 From blood, cast in cement: Materialising the political in Thailand – Eli Elinoff\u003cbr\u003e6 The theopolitics of Art: Qur’anic objects and their publics in Indonesia – Kenneth M. George\u003cbr\u003e7 Embodying the late King: Buddhist salvation and the sacrifice of sovereignty at a Bangkok mall – Edoardo Siani\u003cbr\u003e8 Being alone: The political theology of the development citizen – Sam Han\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041014382935,"sku":"9781526149404","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526149404.jpg?v=1750948598","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-theologies-and-development-in-asia-transcendence-sacrifice-and-aspiration-9781526149404","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}