contents
preface xi
acknowledgments xiii
note on translation and transliteration xv
list of abbreviations xvii
introduction: what is Theopolitics? 1
Part I. From Anarchism to Anarcho-Theocracy: The Birth
of Theopolitics 17
1 The true Front: Buber and landauer on anarchism and revolution 19
2 The serpent: Theopolitics from weimar to nazi germany 61
3 god against Messiah: The Kingship of God and the ancient israelite
anarcho-Theocracy 81
Part II. The Anointed and the Prophet: Theopolitics in Israel
from Exodus to Exile 123
4 Between pharaohs and nomads: Moses 125
5 The arcanum of the Monarchy: The Anointed 151
6 The Battle for yhVh: The Prophetic Faith 175
Part III. Theopolitics and Zion 211
7 palestinian rain: Zionism as applied Theopolitics 213
8 This pathless hour: Theopolitics in the present 250
conclusion: The narrow ridge, the razor’s edge 292
appendix: Martin Buber to hans Kohn, october 4, 1939 299
selected Bibliography 303
index 307