The alchemy of apocalypse: transmutation and the quest for survival

This article explores the unexpected intersections of an alchemical imaginary with the religious dynamics of Extinction Rebellion. Drawing on the ouroboros, it explores translation and transmutation, engaging Latour, Morton, and Somers in theorizing "recycled time" as a simultaneously mate...

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Autor principal: Valler, Matt (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Verificar disponibilidade: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado em: 2025
Em: Literature and theology
Ano: 2025, Volume: 39, Número: 1, Páginas: 20-34
Acesso em linha: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Resumo:This article explores the unexpected intersections of an alchemical imaginary with the religious dynamics of Extinction Rebellion. Drawing on the ouroboros, it explores translation and transmutation, engaging Latour, Morton, and Somers in theorizing "recycled time" as a simultaneously material and narrative account of apocalypse within an "unmanageable ecology." This is then brought into dialogue with an analysis of Extinction Rebellion as a religious movement, arguing from narrative and political perspectives that both alchemy and XR are engaged in the question of who lives, who dies, and who decides. This negotiation of agency is considered as a means to frame New Materialist religious enquiry.
ISSN:1477-4623
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Literature and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/litthe/fraf025