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Walter Benjamin, Religion and Aesthetics
Paperback
Main Details
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Walter Benjamin, Religion and Aesthetics
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) S.Brent Plate
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Pages:192 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Theory of art
Philosophy - aesthetics
Religion and beliefs |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780415969925
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| Classifications | Dewey:210 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
5 black & white illustrations
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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| Imprint |
Routledge
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| Publication Date |
18 November 2004 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Walter Benjamin, Religion, and Aesthetics is an innovative and creative attempt to unsettle and reconceive the key concepts of religious studies through a reading with, and against, Walter Benjamin. Constructing what he calls an "allegorical aesthetics," Plate sifts through Benjamin's writings showing how his concepts of art, allegory, and experience undo traditionally stabilizing religious concepts such as myth, symbol, memory, narrative, creation, and redemption.
Author Biography
S. Brent Plate is Assistant Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University has published widely on religion and visual culture, film, and aesthetics. His edited collections include the forthcoming Religion and World Cinema: Filmmaking, Mythmaking, Culture Making (2003) and Religion, Art, and Visual Culture: A Cross-Cultural Reader (2002).
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