
The Feast of Fools
A Theological Essay on Festivity and Fantasy
Harvey Cox(Author)
Harvard University Press
Published on 13. April 2014
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-674-28498-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this fascinating interpretation of contemporary culture and theology, Harvey Cox examines both the loss and reemergence of festivity and fantasy in Western civilization. He evaluates both processes from a theological perspective, defining festivity as the capacity for genuine revelry and joyous celebration and defining fantasy as the faculty for envisioning radically alternative life situations. t speaks directly to such contemporary movements as the theology of hope, the rapidly disappearing radical theology, and the theology of culture. For many it will provide a new perspective on the renewal of religious life and the secular search for religious experience.
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Series
Edition
Reprint 2013 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
484 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-674-28498-2 (9780674284982)
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Cox Harvey:
Harvey Cox is Professor of Divinity at Harvard University.