The Fetish of Theology: The Challenge of the Fetish-Object to Modernity

by Colby Dickinson

Book Overview

By delving into the history of the fetish-object among both modern and contemporary commentators, this book highlights the fetish-object's role as a philosophical and religious concept of the highest significance. Historically, fetishes are implicated in specific struggles for sovereign (political) and/or religious (hierarchical) power, with their interwoven symbols defined as the primary location for transcendence in our world. This book defines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030407772
• ISBN13: 9783030407773
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"