“Disenchantment of the World” with Philip Gorski

The modern world is not disenchanted. On the contrary, it is full of gods and heroes and myths and magic. In this talk, Philip Gorski sketches out a new narrative of Western modernity that can account for this state of affairs: the fragmentation of the sacred. Recorded on 03/07/2024. [Show ID: 39810]

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