Re-Enchantment of the World: Art Versus Religion

by L. Gordon Graham and Gordon Graham

Book Overview

The Re-enchantment of the World is a philosophical exploration of the role of art and religion as sources of meaning in an increasingly material world dominated by science. Gordon Graham takes as his starting point Max Weber's idea that contemporary Western culture is marked by a 'disenchantment of the world' -- the loss of spiritual value in the wake of religion's decline and the triumph of the physical and biological sciences. Relating themes in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199581371
• ISBN13: 9780199581375
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"