The unveiling of life : liturgy and the lure of kitsch

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dc.contributor.author Cilliers, Johan
dc.date.accessioned 2015-09-15T06:35:35Z
dc.date.available 2015-09-15T06:35:35Z
dc.date.issued 2010-11
dc.description.abstract This article probes the classic definition of religious aesthetics as related to the notions of beauty, goodness and truth. The phenomenon of kitsch, understood as simulation (or inversion) of beauty, goodness and truth, is taken cognisance of, especially in the light of contributions by Milan Kundera, Umberto Eco and Jean Baudrillard. The article briefly reflects on the liturgical consequences when kitsch manifests itself as simulated ‘beauty’, ‘goodness’ and ‘truth’ and concludes with some considerations regarding the characteristics of kitsch. en_ZA
dc.description.librarian hb2015 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.hts.org.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Cilliers, J., 2010, ‘The unveiling of life: Liturgy and the lure of kitsch’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 66(2), Art. #815, 5 pages. DOI:10.4102/hts.v66i2.815. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v66i2.815
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49852
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher OpenJournals Publishing en_ZA
dc.rights © 2010. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Theological aesthetics en_ZA
dc.subject Simulation of beauty en_ZA
dc.subject Goodness and truth en_ZA
dc.subject Milan Kundera en_ZA
dc.subject Umberto Eco en_ZA
dc.subject Jean Baudrillard en_ZA
dc.title The unveiling of life : liturgy and the lure of kitsch en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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