Sacrum in the age of its mechanical reproduction

Authors :: Sodeika, Tomas
Source :: Religija ir kultūra / Vilniaus universitetas, Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2010, t. 7, nr. 1-2, p. 83-90
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: In his essay “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” Walter Benjamin discusses a loss of the aura through the rise of photography and cinema. The notion of aura for Benjamin represents the originality and authenticity of a work of art that has not been reproduced. But at the same time it represents connection of the realm of art to the experience of the sacrum. The article deals with the correlation between the loss of aura and the desacralisation of the contemporary world.

Language :: Lithuanian
ISSN :: 18224539
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Religija ir kultūra / Vilniaus universitetas, Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2010, t. 7, nr. 1-2, p. 83-90
Accession number :: edsair.dedup.wf.001..98386efb04a4ea755439f1048d2827f0

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