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The Persistence of Purgatory

  • Paperback
  • 220 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

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For readers interested in the philosophy of time

Uncovers the roots of our time scarcity mindset

You will gain insight into societal pressures on time

Explore how our perception of time is shaped by the myth of Purgatory in modern society.

Richard K. Fenn focuses on the significance of time in modern society, and why we take it so seriously. He traces contemporary western attitudes toward time back to the doctrine and myth of Purgatory. Fenn makes a provocative case that especially for Americans the sense of the scarcity of time is a sign of social character, shaped by a 'purgatorial complex'. He demonstrates the impact of Purgatory on Protestant preachers such as Baxter and Channing, but also argues that Locke's views of religion, education and the nature of the state can only be understood in this context. Seriousness about time has become evidence of the good faith of the citizen. Novelists like Robbins, Mailer, Vonnegut and Brautigan portray a society that oppresses the individual through time constraints. For Dickens, America seemed a purgatorial wasteland: a place where time is always of the essence.
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  • Title

    The Persistence of Purgatory

  • Author

    Richard K. Fenn

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    January 1996

  • Weight

    273g

  • Page Count

    220

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521568555

  • ISBN-10

    0521568552

  • Eden Code

    1151618

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