ZÜRICH DADA AND MYSTICISM

In their attempt to come to terms with the destructive forces of modernity the Zunch Dadaists drew on a variety of spiritual sources from negative theological traditions, notably Dionysius the Areopagite, Meister Eckhart and Buddhism. The Dadaist critique of modernity is still pertinent at the begin...

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Main Author: Wynands, Sandra (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2001
In: Literature and theology
Year: 2001, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-84
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Summary:In their attempt to come to terms with the destructive forces of modernity the Zunch Dadaists drew on a variety of spiritual sources from negative theological traditions, notably Dionysius the Areopagite, Meister Eckhart and Buddhism. The Dadaist critique of modernity is still pertinent at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The quest for a non-reifiable version of the transcendental as it is manifested in Dada sound-poetry, performance, and visual art opens up fruitful perspectives to postmodernity the apophaticisms' nondual approach can take deconstruction to its necessary conclusion
ISSN:1477-4623
Contains:Enthalten in: Literature and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/litthe/15.1.70