Georges Bataille

"Georges Bataille: The Sacred and Society" by Bataille, Georges;Pawlett, William, published by Taylor and Francis. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Animality; Chapter 2 The sacred and the foundations of society; Chapter 3 Politics and community; Chapter 4 Eroticism; Chapter 5 General economy and sovereignty; Chapter 6 Mysticism and inner experience; Chapter 7 Bataille and the future of society; Notes; Bibliography; Index.;In this comprehensive and engaging study Georges Bataille's central ideas - the sacred, community and eroticism - are explored in detail. Bataille's project to understand social bonds and energies at their most fundamental level and to re-energise society by challenging individualism is argued to be of continuing relevance to sociological thought. Bataille's infamous Collège de Sociologie is placed in the intellectual context of Durkheimian and Maussian sociology. Social effervescence, gift exchange, and the dual, ambivalent and volatile nature of the sacred emerge as the central threads of Ba. Book details: published 2016. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.