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Book: Archetypes in Religion and Beyond

Chapter: g. Democracy

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.43703

Blurb:

Democracy in modern discourse is often used in an archetypal way rather than just meaning a system of government. It evokes the potential for human solidarity, reflection, and consent, and thus integration at a socio-political level: which can inspire us helpfully as long as it is not projected into a populist shortcut.

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