The disappearance of rituals : a topology of the present /
Han, Byung-Chul,author.
Steuer, Daniel,translator.
"A sharp critique of our contemporary societies in which pseudo-communication and narcissism have replaced community"--
Originally published in German as: Vom Verschwinden der Rituale. Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH, 2019.
Includes bibliographical references.
The compulsion of production -- The compulsion of authenticity -- Rituals of closure -- Festivals and religion -- A game of life and death -- The end of history -- The empire of signs -- From duelling to drone wars -- From myth to dataism -- From seduction to porn.
"A sharp critique of our contemporary societies in which pseudo-communication and narcissism have replaced community"--
Community life.
Rites and ceremonies.
Individualism.
Community life.
Individualism.
Rites and ceremonies.
Disappearance of rituals.