Profanations
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Profanations is a philosophical essay collection by Giorgio Agamben that explores themes such as the sacred and the profane, play, capitalism, and the nature of contemporary life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Profanations canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Giorgio Agamben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
commodification under capitalism
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play as a form of resistance ⓘ profanation of the sacred ⓘ the concept of the face ⓘ the figure of genius ⓘ the idea of the museum as a separate sphere ⓘ the notion of use ⓘ the spectacle of contemporary culture ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical essays ⓘ |
| hasEssay |
Eros
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Genius NERFINISHED ⓘ In Praise of Profanation NERFINISHED ⓘ Judgment Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Magic and Happiness NERFINISHED ⓘ The Assistants NERFINISHED ⓘ The Assistants of the Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Author as Gesture NERFINISHED ⓘ The Face NERFINISHED ⓘ The Friend NERFINISHED ⓘ The Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ The Six Most Beautiful Minutes in the History of Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Carl Schmitt
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Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aesthetics
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capitalism ⓘ contemporary life ⓘ play ⓘ the museum and spectacle ⓘ the sacred and the profane ⓘ use and inoperativity ⓘ |
| notableFor | developing the concept of profanation as returning things to common use ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Profanazioni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
politics of everyday life
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relationship between law and life ⓘ secularization and the sacred ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
continental philosophy
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critical theory ⓘ |
| publisher | Neri Pozza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Homo Sacer
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State of Exception NERFINISHED ⓘ The Coming Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | philosophical analysis of profanation as a political act ⓘ |
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