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Gess, Nicola

 
9783110694680: Primitive Thinking: Figuring Alterity in German Modernity: 13 (Paradigms, 13)
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ISBN 10: 3110694689 ISBN 13: 9783110694680
Editorial: De Gruyter, 2022

Sinopsis

This book explores modernity under the spell of the 'primitive.' Proponents of the ideology of progress as well as critics of civilization, utopians dreaming of a re-enchanted existence and supporters and opponents of nascent fascism alike were all profoundly shaped by the phantasm of the ‚primitive', a central element of which, this book argues, is the notion of 'primitive thought'. This comprises a distinct mode of thinking - characterized by turns as magical, mythical, mystical, or prelogical - that allows for a fundamentally different way of relating to the world. It was associated not only with indigenous cultures, but also with other figures of alterity, such as children and the mentally ill. The book examines the discourse on 'primitive thinking' in the social sciences, writings on art and language, and - most centrally - literary works by Robert Musil, Walter Benjamin, Gottfried Benn, and Robert Müller.

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Nicola Gess, Universität Basel, Switzerland.

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Editorial
De Gruyter
Año de publicación
2022
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
3110694689
ISBN 13 
9783110694680
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Número de páginas
406
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