The Church and the Kingdom - Rilegato

Agamben, Giorgio

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ISBN 10: 0857420240 ISBN 13: 9780857420244

Casa editrice: Seagull Books, 2012

Riassunto

Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben is the rare writer whose ideas and works have a broad appeal across many fields, and his devoted fans are not just philosophers, but readers of political and legal theory, sociology, and literary criticism as well. In March 2009, Agamben was invited to speak in Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral in the presence of the Bishop of Paris and a number of other high-ranking church officials. His resulting speech, a stunningly lucid and provocative look at the history and state of the Church and its role in society, is presented here. The Church and the Kingdom is at once a pointed attack on the institutional structure of the Catholic Church and a theoretical excursus on the concepts of messianic time and economy.Presenting an exegesis of certain key passages in the New Testament, Agamben examines the philology and philosophy at the root of the Church and of its earthly reign. With its examinations of the foundational texts of the Church, which are also the foundational texts of our modern idea of economy, The Church and the Kingdom reveals significant connections and parallel ideologies which are imperative to understanding the current global situation.This edition of Agamben’s text is accompanied by photographs by artist Alice Attie. Made from folded and twisted reproductions of paintings culled from Christian iconography, these works of art evoke the restless challenge that well-characterizes Agamben’s four decades of philosophy and critique. This book will be welcomed by Agamben’s many readers across the disciplines.

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L'autore:

Giorgio Agamben is the author of more than fifteen books on topics ranging from aesthetics to poetics, ontology to political philosophy. He is best known for his Homo Sacer series. He recently retired from the Università Iuav di Venezia.Leland de la Durantaye is the Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of English at Harvard University. He is the author ofStyle is Matter: The Moral Art of Vladimir Nabokov and Giorgio Agamben: A Critical Introduction.Alice Attie is an artist and a writer whose works include Harlem on the Verge.

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Book by Agamben Giorgio

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• Editore: Seagull Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0857420240
• ISBN 13: 9780857420244
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 64
• Redattore: Toscano Alberto