{"product_id":"george-bataille-the-theory-of-religion","title":"George Bataille: The Theory of Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eZone Books, 1992, Softcover, 129 pages, \u003cspan\u003e15.24 x 22.86 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTheory of Religion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings to philosophy what Bataille's earlier book, The Accursed Share, brought to anthropology and history; namely, an analysis based on notions of excess and expenditure. Bataille brilliantly defines religion as so many different attempts to respond to the universe's relentless generosity. Framed within his original theory of generalized economics and based on his masterly reading of archaic religious activity, Theory of Religion constitutes, along with The Accursed Share, the most important articulation of Bataille's work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorges Bataille (1897-1962), founder of the French review Critique, wrote fiction and essays on a wide range of topics. His books in English translation include Story of the Eye, Blue of Noon, Literature and Evil, Manet and Erotism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Hurley is the translator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe History of Sexuality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Michel Foucault and cotranslator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAnti Oedipus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. Distributed for Zone Books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57275832729984,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/31K8IMNLT2L._SY445_SX342.jpg?v=1769000136","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/george-bataille-the-theory-of-religion","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}