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Harvey Cox explores the critical roles of festivity and fantasy in contemporary culture and theology, arguing that both are essential for genuine social transformation. He defines festivity as the ability to celebrate joyfully and fantasy as the capacity to envision alternative realities. In a society focused on success and profit, Cox calls for a revival of unproductive celebration and a reimagining of social possibilities, emphasizing the need for creativity and imagination in politics and everyday life.
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The Feast of Fools, Harvey Cox
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- Released
- 2014
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- Title
- The Feast of Fools
- Subtitle
- A Theological Essay on Festivity and Fantasy
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Harvey Cox
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 216
- ISBN13
- 9780674284982
- Category
- Esotericism and Religion
- Description
- Harvey Cox explores the critical roles of festivity and fantasy in contemporary culture and theology, arguing that both are essential for genuine social transformation. He defines festivity as the ability to celebrate joyfully and fantasy as the capacity to envision alternative realities. In a society focused on success and profit, Cox calls for a revival of unproductive celebration and a reimagining of social possibilities, emphasizing the need for creativity and imagination in politics and everyday life.