No Spiritual Investment in the World : Gnosticism and Postwar German Philosophy

No Spiritual Investment in the World Gnosticism and Postwar German Philosophy

Throughout the twentieth century, German writers, philosophers, theologians, and historians turned to Gnosticism to make sense of the modern condition. While some saw this ancient Christian heresy as a way to rethink modernity, most German intellectuals questioned Gnosticism's return in a conte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Styfhals, Willem, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press [2019]
Colección:Signale (Ithaca, N.Y.)
Materias:
Gnosticism.
Philosophy, German > 20th century.
Germany > Intellectual life > 20th century.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front,matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Crisis: Gnostic Dualism In Late Modernity
  • 2. Eschaton: Gnostic Evil In History
  • 3. Subversion: Heresy and Its Modern Afterlives
  • 4. Nothingness: Dialectics of Religious Nihilism
  • 5. Epoch: The Gnostic Age
  • 6. Theodicy: Overcoming Gnosticism, Embracing the World
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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