Theory of Religion brings to philosophy what Bataille's earlier
book, The Accursed Share, brought to anthropology and history;
namely, an analysis based on notions of excess and expenditure.
Bataille brilliantly defines religion as so many different attempts
to respond to the universe's relentless generosity. Framed within
his original theory of generalized economics and based on his
masterly reading of archaic religious activity, Theory of Religion
constitutes, along with The Accursed Share, the most important
articulation of Bataille's work.Georges Bataille (1897-1962),
founder of the French review Critique, wrote fiction and essays on
a wide range of topics. His books in English translation include
Story of the Eye, Blue of Noon, Literature and Evil, Manet and
Erotism.Robert Hurley is the translator of The History of Sexuality
by Michel Foucault and cotranslator of Anti Oedipus by Gilles
Deleuze and Felix Guattari. Distributed for Zone Books.
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