Arts of wonder : enchanting secularity : Walter de Maria, Diller + Scofidio, James Turrell, Andy Goldsworthy /

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Author / Creator:Kosky, Jeffrey L., author.
Imprint:Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012.
Description:1 online resource (1 volume)
Language:English
Series:Religion and postmodernism
Religion and postmodernism.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11160336
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ISBN:9780226451084
0226451089
0226451089
9780226451060
0226451062
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:"The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by 'the disenchantment of the world.'" Max Weber's statement remains a dominant interpretation of the modern condition: the increasing capabilities of knowledge and science have banished mysteries, leaving a world that can be mastered technically and intellectually. And though this idea seems empowering, many people have become disenchanted with modern disenchantment. Using intimate encounters with works of art to explore disenchantment and the possibilities of re-enchantment, Arts of Won.
Other form:Print version: Kosky, Jeffrey L. Arts of wonder. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012 9780226451060