The Hounds of Actaeon
Author | : Mauricio Loza |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-10 | : 1680531271 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781680531275 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Hounds of Actaeon written by Mauricio Loza and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prelude. Diana, the huntsman and the stag -- Eroticism and magic from the ancient world to the Renaissance -- High tide in the Sea of Pneuma. Animal magnetism and hypnosis -- Eros in the era of the multitudes. Le Bon, Trotter, Freud and the libido of the masses -- From the Land of Oz to the Banana Republic -- Wilhelm Reich's Modern Heresy. Pneuma in fascism and the natural sciences -- Economy, neurosis, and spectacle. Capitalism and magic -- Communalism, cybernetics, and the digital economy -- Marketing, war, and demiurgy -- The digital tide. From real to virtual pneuma -- The polymorphous demon. Magic in the post-Soviet era -- Epilogue. Hounds of hunt, hounds of hell.