Does the sovereign exist? Robert Musil’s political theology

The paper discusses a possible political theological interpretation of arguments developed in Robert Musil’s The Man Without Qualities. What emerges is that Musil (or his characters) pose a fundamental challenge to the possibility of any real analogy between God and the political sovereign, as sugge...

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Published in:International journal of philosophy and theology
Main Author: Balázs, Zoltán 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: International journal of philosophy and theology
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Musil, Robert 1880-1942, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften / Anselm, Canterbury, Erzbischof, Heiliger 1033-1109 / Ruler / God
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
ZA Social sciences
Further subjects:B Sovereignty
B Robert Musil
B Political Theology
B Carl Schmitt
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