by Giorgio Agamben · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788833922478
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In 'Opus Dei: Archeology of the Office', Giorgio Agamben explores the relationship between liturgy and power, analyzing how religious practices influence the organization and control of society. This study, part of his 'Homo Sacer' series, examines bureaucracy and administration from a philosophical perspective, revealing the hidden connections between faith and social structure.
Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher whose work spans political theory, ontology, aesthetics, and literature. He is best known for developing the concept of homo sacer and exploring the relationship between sovereignty, legal authority, and what he calls 'bare life'. His writings draw on sources including Aristotle, Roman law, Christian theology, Martin Heidegger, Walter Benjamin, Ludwig Wittgenstein, St. Augustine and Carl Schmitt among others, and engage critically with Michel Foucault’s account of biopolitics and biopower. Agamben’s multi-volume Homo Sacer project has been widely discussed within political philosophy, jurisprudence, anthropology, and the humanities, and he is considered one of the most influential writers in contemporary continental philosophy.
