The Politics of Revelation: Unveiling Negativity in the Work of Lee Edelman and Georges Bataille
The article focuses on dimension of apocalyptic thinking by engaging the apocalyptic features of the work of American queer theorist Lee Edelman and French social theorist Georges Bataille. It mentions politics of redemption built on a promise of a life after realignment found in apocalyptic texts a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of North Carolina Press
2018
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Cross currents
Year: 2018, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 309-322 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Edelman, Lee 1953-
/ Bataille, Georges 1897-1962
/ Revelation
/ Apocalypticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBQ North America NBB Doctrine of Revelation NBQ Eschatology |
| Further subjects: | B
Bataille, Georges, 1897-1962
B Poverty B Meditation B Apocalypse B EDELMAN, Lee B Redemption |
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| Summary: | The article focuses on dimension of apocalyptic thinking by engaging the apocalyptic features of the work of American queer theorist Lee Edelman and French social theorist Georges Bataille. It mentions politics of redemption built on a promise of a life after realignment found in apocalyptic texts and ethical and political possibilities of Christian mystical traditions and Hindu meditative practices. It also mentions economy can help to think about problems like poverty and famine. |
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| ISSN: | 1939-3881 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cross currents
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/cros.12313 |