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In this short book Peter Sloterdijk clarifies his views on religion and its role in pre-modern and modern societies. He begins by returning to the Mount Sinai episode in the Book of Exodus, where he identifies the emergence of what he calls the 'Sinai Schema'.

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"Subjectivity is minted in the fire of introjected violence, we learned from Adorno and Horkheimer. Sloterdijk, following on their trail, argues in this short but rich essay, that the ritualistic violence of orthodoxy that is the crucible of peoples is prior and more foundational. God is born from and kept alive by the blood of martyrs to the purity of a people�s faith. But he beams a light of hope: religion can be its own antidote."
Eduardo Mendieta, Penn State University

"Bold and very imaginative."
Ethical Perceptives



Table of Contents
  1. Narrowing the Battle Zone
  2. On the Genesis of Peoples in General
  3. The Sinai Schema: Integral Swearing-In
  4. Phobocracy: On the Proliferation of the Principle of Total Membership
  5. Metamorphoses of Membership

In the Shadow of Mount Sinai

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/10/2015
      ISBN13: 9780745699233, 978-0745699233
      ISBN10: 0745699235
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      Philosophy of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this short book Peter Sloterdijk clarifies his views on religion and its role in pre-modern and modern societies. He begins by returning to the Mount Sinai episode in the Book of Exodus, where he identifies the emergence of what he calls the 'Sinai Schema'.

      Trade Review

      "Subjectivity is minted in the fire of introjected violence, we learned from Adorno and Horkheimer. Sloterdijk, following on their trail, argues in this short but rich essay, that the ritualistic violence of orthodoxy that is the crucible of peoples is prior and more foundational. God is born from and kept alive by the blood of martyrs to the purity of a people�s faith. But he beams a light of hope: religion can be its own antidote."
      Eduardo Mendieta, Penn State University

      "Bold and very imaginative."
      Ethical Perceptives



      Table of Contents
      1. Narrowing the Battle Zone
      2. On the Genesis of Peoples in General
      3. The Sinai Schema: Integral Swearing-In
      4. Phobocracy: On the Proliferation of the Principle of Total Membership
      5. Metamorphoses of Membership

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