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Giorgio Agamben - Opus Dei: An Archaeology of Duty - 9780804784030 - V9780804784030
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Opus Dei: An Archaeology of Duty

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Description for Opus Dei: An Archaeology of Duty Hardback. In this book, Agamben investigates the roots of the modern moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy. Translator(s): Kotsko, Adam. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: HRCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.

In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy. Beginning with the New Testament and working through to late scholasticism and modern papal encyclicals, Agamben traces the Church's attempts to repeat Christ's unrepeatable sacrifice. Crucial here is the paradoxical figure of the priest, who becomes more and more a pure instrument of God's power, so that his own motives and character are entirely indifferent as long as he carries out his priestly duties. In modernity, Agamben argues, the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
Series
Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804784030
SKU
V9780804784030
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Ref
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About Giorgio Agamben
Giorgio Agamben, an Italian philosopher and political theorist, teaches at the IUAV University in Venice and holds the Baruch Spinoza Chair at the European Graduate School. Stanford University Press has published a number of his books in English, most recently, The Highest Poverty (2013).

Reviews for Opus Dei: An Archaeology of Duty
"Opus Dei: An Archaeology of Duty is a bold and engaging book, opening up much fertile ground for future work. I find it to be both insightful and admirable, and a masterly success."—Analysis & Metaphysics

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