The Kingdom and the Garden

In a tour-de-force reinterpretation of the Christian tradition, Agamben shows that the Garden of Eden has always...
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Author: Giorgio Agamben
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The Kingdom and the Garden by Agamben, Giorgio

The Kingdom and the Garden

€24,11

The Kingdom and the Garden

€24,11
Author: Giorgio Agamben
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In a tour-de-force reinterpretation of the Christian tradition, Agamben shows that the Garden of Eden has always served as a symbol for humanity's true nature.

What happened to paradise after Adam and Eve were expelled? The question may sound like a theological quibble, or even a joke, but in The Kingdom and the Garden, Giorgio Agamben uses it as a starting point for an investigation of human nature and the prospects for political transformation. In a tour-de-force reinterpretation of the Christian tradition, Agamben shows that the Garden of Eden has always served as a symbol of humanity's true nature. Where earlier theologians viewed the expulsion as temporary, Augustine's doctrine of original sin makes it permanent, reimagining humanity as the paradoxical creature that has been completely alienated from its own nature. From this perspective, there can be no return to paradise, only the hope for the messianic kingdom. Yet there have always been thinkers who rebelled against this idea, and Agamben highlights two major examples. The first is the early medieval philosopher John Scotus Eriugena, who argued for a radical unity of humanity with all living things. The second is Dante, whose vision of the earthly paradise points towards the possibility of genuine human happiness in this world. In place of the messianic kingdom, which has provided the model for modern revolutionary movements, Agamben contends that we should place our hopes for political change in a return to our origins, by reclaiming the earthly paradise.


Author: Giorgio Agamben
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: 03/07/2024
Pages: 164
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.28w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9781803093642

About the Author
Giorgio Agamben is one of Italy's foremost contemporary thinkers. He recently brought to a close his widely influential archaeology of Western politics, the nine-volume Homo Sacer series. Adam Kotsko is an American theologian, religious scholar, culture critic, and translator.

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