Review: Theory of Religion
User Review - Joel - GoodreadsTheory of Religion is most likely my favourite Bataille to date (or at least on par with Eroticism/Erotism). Though it's rather short (it could very easily be read in one sitting) there is so much ... Read full review
Review: Theory of Religion
User Review - Diane - GoodreadsDifficult to rate because difficult to read--I kept at it because it is short, and I saw that he was headed toward a tie-in with religion and our present capitalist world economy. If I owned the book ... Read full review
Review: Theory of Religion
User Review - Theresa - GoodreadsMy mom borrowed this book from me because she would like to read it, for fun. To my surprise in her interest, I let her read it. A week later, she returned it to me and say "what have you been reading ... Read full review
Review: Theory of Religion
User Review - Joe - Goodreads10/27/2010 Bataille, Kojčve, Nietzsche It is remarkable that none of the previous reviews here on Amazon mention Alexandre Kojčve. At the end of this book Bataille lists several authors who provided ... Read full review
Review: Theory of Religion
User Review - GoodreadsIlluminates the true essence of religion, what it means to be a human who hungers for deeper meanings of existence.
Review: Theory of Religion
User Review - GoodreadsI found this to be more readable and thus more enjoyable than other Bataille's (non-fiction) books i've tackled. He is dealing with some heady concepts but does so with such a poetic voice that is ...
Review: Theory of Religion
User Review - Lisa - GoodreadsWhat's not to love? Read full review
Review: Theory of Religion
User Review - Andrew - GoodreadsThis is an intense examination of religion (the sacred, gods, spirits) from a powerful philosophical pen. Bataille takes his reads through a story of the development of religious ideas in the ... Read full review
Review: Theory of Religion
User Review - Sara - GoodreadsGenius and poetic, and SO IMPOSSIBLE to understand fully. I need to re-read this. It might help if my translation were better. Read full review
Review: Theory of Religion
User Review - Asamatteroffact Glesmann - GoodreadsVery interesting take on a history of religion and how it coincides with economic history. Posits the idea (among others) that modern religious practices represent civilized man's (futile and absurd ... Read full review
