Postmodernism and the Simulacrum of Religion in Universities
The purpose of this paper is to show that in Western postmodernism, both religion and the university are under the sign of simulacra. Friedrich Nietzsche’s “death of God” instigates a discussion of postmodernism and a simulacrum of religion. According to Jean Baudrillard and the theory of the Three...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of religions and ideologies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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CEEOL
[2016]
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Journal for the study of religions and ideologies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Western world
/ The Postmodern
/ University
/ Religion
/ Simulacrum
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AH Religious education |
| Further subjects: | B
hyperreality
B Postmodernism B Simulation B University B Religion B simulacra B cybertechnology B Mondialisation B Globalisation |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this paper is to show that in Western postmodernism, both religion and the university are under the sign of simulacra. Friedrich Nietzsche’s “death of God” instigates a discussion of postmodernism and a simulacrum of religion. According to Jean Baudrillard and the theory of the Three Orders of the Simulacra, reality died and “hyperreality” took its place and now governs our existence. If, for Michel Foucault, the religious phenomenon today is outside theological beliefs and traditions, oriented towards the body, power and panoptic supervision, for Jacques Derrida the phenomenon appears more as a negative theology of deconstruction. The theoretical objective seeks to explore the mutations that have occurred both in the academic environment and in religion under the phenomenon of globalisation (“mondialisation”) and the technologisation of humanity. Here, the study of religion in universities is a third order simulacrum, the consequence of which is the illusion of knowledge and the unconditional independence of humanity, manipulated by technological evolution. The methodology used is Derridarian deconstruction, Nietzschean nihilism and the Baudrillardian criticism of the postmodern consumerist system. |
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| ISSN: | 1583-0039 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religions and ideologies
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