The Rhetoric of Demonic Repetition The Two Deaths of Osama Bin Laden and Other Stories
A number of writers have recently challenged the notion of the demonic as mere superstition, arguing for a need to understand the demonic in terms of the often-obscured ways in which it operates in relation to contemporary thought and critique. Building on this, this paper offers an analysis of the...
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| Published in | Janus head Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 77 - 90 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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2021
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | A number of writers have recently challenged the notion of the demonic as mere superstition, arguing for a need to understand the demonic in terms of the often-obscured ways in which it operates in relation to contemporary thought and critique. Building on this, this paper offers an analysis of the demonic as a rhetorical concept. Moving beyond the notion of the demonic as simply a trope at the disposal of a speaker or writer, the paper explores how the expression of the demonic performs a more foundational, repetitive, and indeed, deceptively banal role in shaping the discourses it inhabits. This precedes and frames the ethico-political discourses on evil commonly associated with demonology today. |
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| ISSN: | 1524-2269 |
| DOI: | 10.5840/jh20211916 |