A Modern Conflict Between “Sanctum” and “Sacrum”, or Monotheism vs. Polytheism
Jan Andrzej Kłoczowski
kwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.plThe Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow (Poland)
Abstract
Kłoczowski points to a renewal of polytheistic thinking in some trends of post-modern thought. He cites views of German post-modernist Odo Marquard who opted for a revival of enlightened polymythism as any monomythicalness (also monotheism) led to totalitarianism, or negation of freedom. Kloczowski recounts a heated argument between Emmanuel Levinas and scholars and writers, including Rudolf Otto and Mircea Eliade, who praised sacrum. Levinas criticized all forms of religiousness that would differ from biblical monotheism, thereby he argued against the category of sacrum from the religious and philosophical standpoint.
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sacrum, Odo Marquard, Emmanuel Levinas, Rudolf Otto, Mircea EliadeReferences
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Jan Andrzej Kłoczowskikwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow Poland
Dominikanin, teolog, filozof religii, historyk sztuki, profesor Papieskiej Akademii Teologicznej w Krakowie. Opublikował m.in. Filozoficzny kontekst interpretacji religii w myśli Ludwika Feuerbacha (1979), Wobec wartości (współautor Józef Tischner, ostatnie wydanie 2003).
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