The Profane Land of the Happy: On the Messianic Promise in the Work of Giorgio Agamben

This paper provides an interpretation of the enigmatic concept of ‘happy life’ in the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben. It departs from a recognition of the ambivalence in Agamben’s use of sacred and profane terminology that informs this concept. In a decidedly Benjaminian frame, and with the help of e...

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Main Author: De Boer, Ype (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 6
Further subjects:B Theology
B Justice
B Ethics
B Happiness
B Messianism
B Love
B Sacred
B Benjamin
B Agamben
B happy life
B Desecration
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