THE POLITICAL USES OF SPATIALITY: TEMPORALITY, TELOS, LEGITIMACY
THE POLITICAL USES OF SPATIALITY: TEMPORALITY, TELOS, LEGITIMACY

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to present several of the most important aspects concerning political spatiality and its various dimensions, such as the physical, symbolic and charismatized aspects. This analysis will serve a two-fold purpose: 1) depicting the main types of spatiality, while concentrating more on the difficulty in defining and categorising sacred space; 2) how the use of spatiality can aid in the creation of ideological hegemony, of social homogeneity and, ultimately, of a distinct teleological narrative which may legitimize communities, as well as modern ideocratic regimes.

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