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Theory of Religion
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Georges Bataille's 'Theory of Religion' delves into the nature of religion, exploring its connection to sacrifice, expenditure, and the sacred.
Bataille challenges traditional understandings of religion, arguing that it's not primarily concerned with morality or social order but with the experience of the sacred, which he associates with excess and transgression.
He analyzes various religious practices and rituals, highlighting their role in channeling and managing excess energy.
The book's central concept is 'expenditure,' the idea that societies must engage in acts of unproductive expenditure to maintain their vitality.
Bataille's work offers a radical reinterpretation of religion, emphasizing its role in confronting and celebrating the limits of human existence.
Bataille challenges traditional understandings of religion, arguing that it's not primarily concerned with morality or social order but with the experience of the sacred, which he associates with excess and transgression.
He analyzes various religious practices and rituals, highlighting their role in channeling and managing excess energy.
The book's central concept is 'expenditure,' the idea that societies must engage in acts of unproductive expenditure to maintain their vitality.
Bataille's work offers a radical reinterpretation of religion, emphasizing its role in confronting and celebrating the limits of human existence.
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Mentioned by Stuart Kendall as failed and is only available in the notes, contains themes that are present directly in a text like Theory of Religion, which Bataille writes in 1948.
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