Even secular revolution preserves the theological structure of politics

Evidence

What is perhaps one of the most forceful illustrations of secularization-the French Revolution as the detheologization of politicshowever, fails to erase the division, the constitutive theologico-political structure of politics. In “the Jewish Question,” Marx made that failure limpid in terms that remain relevant to this day. “The nation,” writes Guenoun, “is a theological idea” (156). — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 70

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sacred legitimation persisted in land policy even during the allegedly secular founding phase. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 504; Sacralized politics occurs in democracies too, giving constitutions and founders scripture-like status — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 82; De-secularized national movements retain messianic content as their legitimacy basis. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 315