Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy. Beginning with the New Testament and working through to late scholasticism and modern papal encyclicals, Agamben traces...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford, California
Stanford University Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Series/Journal: | Meridian crossing aesthetics
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| Further subjects: | B
Ontology
B Duty B RELIGION ; Christian Rituals & Practice ; Worship & Liturgy B RELIGION ; Institutions & Organizations B Electronic books B Liturgics |
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| Summary: | In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy. Beginning with the New Testament and working through to late scholasticism and modern papal encyclicals, Agamben traces the Church's attempts to repeat Christ's unrepeatable sacrifice. Crucial here is the paradoxical figure of the priest, who becomes more and more a pure instrument of God's power, so that his own motives and character are entirely indifferent as long as he carries out his priestly Liturgy and politics -- From mystery to effect -- A genealogy of office -- The two ontologies, or, How duty entered into ethics. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in Italian under the title Opus Dei. Archaeologia dell'ufficio. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0804788561 |