The Bibles of the Far Right

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

This study explores the role that Bibles have come to play in the worldview of the contemporary European far right. Taking the case of far-right terrorism in Norway on 22 July 2011 as a starting point, Hannah M. StrÃ¸mmen argues that particular perceptions of “the Bible” and particular uses of biblical texts have been significant in staking claims to European identity in opposition to Islam. Such perceptions and uses are not only to be found in the case of far-right extremism. The Bible-use that this study maps operates more broadly in counter-jihadist writings, transnational right-wing movements, and conservative philosophy. Crucially, connections and continuities with past Bible-use are brought to light. StrÃ¸mmen charts new directions for research in biblical studies, presenting a proposal for mapping how Bibles operate in the world as assemblages. Mapping biblical assemblages allows scholars of biblical reception to analyse diverse forms of Bible-use. Such mapping goes beyond the notion of the Bible as text to be read in order to address questions of agency, affect, and materiality. Ultimately, StrÃ¸mmen proposes new ways to understand political Bible-use today in order to respond to violence inspired by biblical texts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-12-18
Mått:152 x 226 x 33 mm
Vikt:613 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780197789896

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Hannah M. StrÃ¸mmen is a biblical scholar specializing in the reception of the Bible in contemporary culture and politics. She is Senior Lecturer in Bible, Politics, and Culture at Lund University, and currently holds a Wallenberg Academy Fellowship. She has written widely on the impact of the Bible in literature, philosophy, and politics in the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries. Before taking up her position at Lund, she was Reader in Biblical Studies at the University of Chichester, UK. She is a Fellow of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, where she participated in the interdisciplinary inquiry on religion and violence.

Recensioner i media

Strømmen's innovative and compelling work draws on Deleuze and Guattari's theory of assemblages to construct a fresh mode of biblical scholarship that points a way forward for the field. Theoretically sophisticated yet accessibly articulated, this work challenges biblical scholars to confront the real world effects of biblical assemblages and experiment collaboratively with possibilities for change. Creative, exciting, and ultimately transformative, Strømmen's study paves the way for a new field of biblical studies that is both ethically engaged and politically relevant.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 The European Far Right Chapter 2 Mapping Biblical AssemblagesChapter 3 Biblical Assemblages in Breivik's ManifestoChapter 4 Biblical Connections and ContinuitiesChapter 5 The War BibleChapter 6 The Civilization BibleChapter 7 The Problem of Biblical ViolenceChapter 8 Deterritorializing Biblical AssemblagesChapter 9 Biblical Lines of FlightIndex