A Tale of Light and Darkness: Martin Buber’s Gnostic Canon and the Birth of Theopolitics

The current article revisits the tenuous relationship between Martin Buber’s conception of divine rule on earth (theopolitics) with Carl Schmitt’s famous notion of political theology, by underscoring their shared, though diametrically opposed interest in Gnostic ideas. Based on a reading of Buber’s...

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Main Author: Orr Scharf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/4/242