Nietzsche'S the Anti-Christ

ISBN-13: 9781474430746 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 328 str.

Paul Bishop

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The Anti-Christ, although written in 1888, was not published until 1895. It is one of the most notorious, if not the most notorious, books by Nietzsche and one of his most frequently misrepresented. The main cause for scandal has been its expression of a virulent anti-religious and specifically anti-Christian stance. Precisely this aspect makes a reconsideration of this work timely, not to say urgent.Presupposing no prior knowledge of Nietzsche or the text, nor assuming you are familiar with Christian beliefs or doctrines, Paul Bishop contextualises The Anti-Christ within Nietzsche's work as a whole and carefully guides you through some of the difficulties dealing with Nietzsche's rhetoric.

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Chronology; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Nietzsche’s Biography and Religious Background; 2. Christ and anti-Christ in The Anti-Christ; Composition of The Anti-Christ; Significance of the Figure of anti-Christ; Who are the Hyperboreans? (AC §1-§2); Methods (AC §13 and §59); Nietzsche’s Portrait of Christ (AC §29 and §32); Beweise der Kräfte or ‘Proofs of Strength’ (AC §32 and §50); 3. Nietzsche on Buddhism, the History of Israel, and the Loss of the Symbol; Nietzsche on Buddhism (AC §20-§23); Nietzsche on the History of Israel (§25); Nietzsche on the Loss of the Symbolic Dimension (AC §31-§32); 4. Nietzsche on Christianity and the Mysteries; Son of Man (AC §34); Kingdom of God (AC §34); Son of God (AC §34 and §37); Nietzsche, Christianity and the Mysteries (AC §37); Nothing to do with Dionysos? (AC §58); 5. Nietzsche on Hinduism, the Roman Empire, and Nobility; The ‘Lawbook’ of Manu (AC §56-§57); Nietzsche and the Roman Empire (AC §58); Theme of Nobility (AC §24, §37, §45, and §60-§62); 6. Nietzsche and St Paul; The Logic of Sacrifice (AC §39-§40); Paul in Dawn (D §68); The Role of Paul of Tarsus (AC §41-§43); 7. Nietzsche on Philology; Nietzsche’s Critique of Philology; Nietzsche’s Philological Strategies (AC §52); 8. Conclusion; Glossary of Key Terms; Guide to Further Reading on The Anti-Christ; Bibliography; Index.