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<p>The Genesis story of Cain’s murder of Abel is often told as a simplistic contrast between the innocence of Abel and the evil of Cain. This book subverts that reading of the Biblical text by utilising Giorgio Agamben’s concepts of <i>homo sacer</i>, the state of exception and the idea of sovereignty to re-examine this well-known tale of fratricide and bring to the fore its political implications. </p><p>Drawing from political theory, philosophy, and psychoanalysis, this book creates a theoreti

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Author

Julián Andrés González Holguín

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor Francis Group

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780367886820

Category

religious

Subjects

Religion, Christian, Old Testament

Updated

2026-03-25