Slavoj Žižek, the Death Drive, and Zombies: A Theological Account
In this article, I discuss the question of the hybridity of the religious and the secular through the example of the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and his psychoanalytically inspired notion of the undead. The undead is Žižek's rendering of the Freudian death drive, and as the undead is ins...
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2013
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Modern theology
Anno: 2013, Volume: 29, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 361-380 |
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