Horkos [oath] and the sacrament of language – The purloined letter
The article will bring a reading of Agamben’s interpretation of horkos [oath] in the Sacrament of language, a reading of Derrida’s faith as the grammar of language, into conversation with Lacan’s interpretation of Poe’s ‘The purloined letter’ by taking into consideration the context of this reading:...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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2013-10-01
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| Series: | HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://Agamben; Lacan; Derrida; Language; Philosophy; Theology |