Byung-Chul Han is a Korean-born Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies who teaches at the University of the Arts (UdK) in Berlin. He is the author of more than 20 books including The Scent of Time, Saving Beauty and The Burnout Society.
"Byung-Chul Han's new book challenges the reader to go far beyond
the worn-out critique of neoliberalism. On the one side, there is
the progressive replacement of substance through communication,
painted as a road to existential perdition; it contrasts, on the
other side, with the utopian view of a return towards the security
of rituals in their form and appearance. This reversal of
long-established thought is expressed in a compressed and energetic
language that reads like a manifesto."
Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, Stanford University
"The kind of book … that leads one to rethink our standard
narratives of history and to see our society and era in a fresh
light."
Steven Mintz, Inside Higher Ed
"an essential philosopher for anyone wanting to diagnose what
plagues the modern person"
The Gospel Coalition
"This book is a powerful reminder of the purpose and potential of
ritual actions, and what role the arts can serve in our alienated
and desacralized times."
Yuval Sharon, The New Yorker
“In a culture obsessed with progress, disruption, and innovation,
Han’s conservative defense of ritual feels both radical and
necessary. For anyone concerned with the spiritual and social
dimensions of modern life, Byung-Chul Han’s The Disappearance of
Rituals is worth reading.”
Jeremy Bassetti
“Han is a joy to read. His writing isn’t quite aphoristic, but it
has an Hemingway-esque sinewy strength to it. His pronouncements
hit you at a gut level."
Law & Liberty “Han’s criticism is welcome, pertinent, and
current”
The European Conservative
“makes useful and necessary philosophical distinctions that allow
the reader to further contemplate man’s place in a chaotic world
and possibly change not only the way we perceive the world but also
to encourage creation rather than destruction.”
American Essence
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