{"product_id":"9781472580481","title":"The Withholding Power: An Essay on Political Theology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first English translation of his work, \u003ci\u003eThe Witholding Power, \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fascinating introduction to the thought of Italian philosopher Massimo Cacciari, a prominent and provocative figure in Italian philosophy and political thought. Cacciari is a notoriously complex thinker but this title offers a starting point for entering into the very heart of his thinking. \u003ci\u003eThe Witholding Power\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and synthetic insight into his interpretation of Christian political theology and leftist Italian political theory more generally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe theme of \u003ci\u003ekatechon \u003c\/i\u003e- originally a biblical concept which has been developed into a political concept - has been absolutely central to the work of Italian philosophers such as Agamben and Eposito for nearly twenty years. In \u003ci\u003eThe Witholding Power, \u003c\/i\u003eCacciari sets forth his startlingly original perspective on the influence the theological-political questions have traditionally exerted upon ideas of power, sovereignty and the relationship between political and religious authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a lengthy introduction by Howard Caygill contextualising the work within the history of Italian thought, this title will offer those coming to Cacciari for the first time a searing insight into his political, theological and philosophical milieu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053646463216,"sku":"9781472580481","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472580481_p0.jpg?v=1769892764","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472580481","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}