In Tune With The World

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Josef Pieper

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In this stimulating and still-timely study, Josef Pieper takes up a theme of paramount importance to his thinking - that festivals belong by rights among the great topics of philisophical discussion. As he develops his theory of festivity, the modern age comes under close and painful scrutiny. It is obvious that we no longer know what festivity is, namely, the celebration of existencc under various symbols. Peiper exposes the pscudo-festivals, in their harmless and their sinnister forms: traditional feasts contaminated bhy commercialism; artificial holidays created in the the interest of merchandisers; holidays bhy coercion, decreed by dictators the world over; festivals as military demonstrations; holidays empty of significance. And lastly we are given the apocalyptic vision of a nihilistic world which would seek its release not in festivities but in destruction. Formulated with Pieper's customary clarity and elegance, enhanced by brilliantly chosen quotations, this is an illuminating contribution to the understanding of traditional and contemporary experience.

Release date Australia

July 1st, 1999

Author

Josef Pieper

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

114

Dimensions

137x219x9

ISBN-13

9781890318338

Product ID

3585854

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