The Sacrament of Language: An Archaeology of the Oath

by Giorgio Agamben

Book Overview

This book is a continuation of Giorgio Agamben's investigation of political theory, which began with the highly influential volume Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life. Having already traced the roots of the idea of sovereignty, sacredness, and economy, he now turns to a perhaps unlikely topic: the concept of the oath. Following the Italian scholar Paolo Prodi, Agamben sees the oath as foundational for Western politics and undertakes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804768978
• ISBN13: 9780804768979
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"