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10. Hobbes the Egyptian: The Return to Pharaoh, or the Ancient Roots of Secular Politics
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface and Acknowledgments xi
- 1. Sacred Kingship in World History: Between Immanence and Transcendence 1
- 2. Kings Before Kingship: The Politics of the Enchanted Universe 31
- 3. Immanence in the Andes (1000–1700 ce): Divine Kingship, Stranger-Kingship, and Diarchy 53
- 4 Gods and Kings in Ancient Mesopotamia 72
- 5 Pharaonic Kingship and Its Biblical Deconstruction 94
- 6 King, Divinity, and Law in Ancient Greece 111
- 7. Humanizing the Divine and Divinizing the Human in Early China: Comparative Reflections on Ritual, Sacrifice, and Sovereignty 137
- 8 Caliphal Sovereignty or the Immanence of Transcendence 162
- 9. Neoplatonic Kingship in the Islamic World: Akbar’s Millennial History 192
- 10. Hobbes the Egyptian: The Return to Pharaoh, or the Ancient Roots of Secular Politics 223
- 11. Ancient Apostasy, Modern Drama: Henrik Ibsen’s Emperor and Galilean 249
- 12. The Last Hindu King: How Nepal Desanctified Its Monarchy 271
- 13. A Caliphate Beyond Politics: The Sovereignty of ISIS 299
- 14. Sacred Kingship: A Synthesis 323
- Bibliography 351
- Index 381
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface and Acknowledgments xi
- 1. Sacred Kingship in World History: Between Immanence and Transcendence 1
- 2. Kings Before Kingship: The Politics of the Enchanted Universe 31
- 3. Immanence in the Andes (1000–1700 ce): Divine Kingship, Stranger-Kingship, and Diarchy 53
- 4 Gods and Kings in Ancient Mesopotamia 72
- 5 Pharaonic Kingship and Its Biblical Deconstruction 94
- 6 King, Divinity, and Law in Ancient Greece 111
- 7. Humanizing the Divine and Divinizing the Human in Early China: Comparative Reflections on Ritual, Sacrifice, and Sovereignty 137
- 8 Caliphal Sovereignty or the Immanence of Transcendence 162
- 9. Neoplatonic Kingship in the Islamic World: Akbar’s Millennial History 192
- 10. Hobbes the Egyptian: The Return to Pharaoh, or the Ancient Roots of Secular Politics 223
- 11. Ancient Apostasy, Modern Drama: Henrik Ibsen’s Emperor and Galilean 249
- 12. The Last Hindu King: How Nepal Desanctified Its Monarchy 271
- 13. A Caliphate Beyond Politics: The Sovereignty of ISIS 299
- 14. Sacred Kingship: A Synthesis 323
- Bibliography 351
- Index 381
