The Disappearance of Rituals - A Topology of the Present Tom Bolton Each of the thirty suggested

Each of the thirty suggested “loanwords” helps us imagine how to adapt and even flourish in the face of socioecological adversity

Independent Curator (1958–2016)

when the civic body is so lacking in health (physical

Dennoch oder gerade deshalb üben sie für uns seit Tausenden von Jahren eine kolossale Faszination aus

The Disappearance of Rituals - A Topology of the Present Tom Bolton Each of the thirty suggestedUntrammelled neoliberalism and the inexorable force of production have produced a 21st century crisis of community: a narcissistic cult of authenticity and mass turning inward are among the pathologies engendered by it. We are individuals afloat in an atomised society, where the loss of the symbolic structures inherent in ritual behaviour has led to overdependence on the contingent to steer identity. Avoiding saccharine nostalgia for the rituals of