No spiritual investment in the world: gnosticism and postwar german philosophy
Auteur :
Styfhals, Willem
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9781501731006
Date de publication :
15 mai 2019
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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 contemporary setting. In No Spiritual Investment in the...