| Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Clack, Brian R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333682408 ISBN-13: 9780333682401 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Philosophy - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Philosophy | Religious |
| Dewey: 200.92 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.92 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion expounds and analyses the argument of Wittgenstein's Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough . It details the reasons for Wittgenstein's rejection of the intellectualist theory of religion, and suggests a new interpretation of his rival view of ritual. Denying that Wittgenstein's account is straightforwardly expressivist, the author builds his own interpretation on Wittgenstein's claim that magic is akin to metaphysics. In the course of the book, the author considers such matters as expressivism, 'perspicuous representation', the nature of human sacrifice, and Wittgenstein's cultural pessimism. |