Religion as Philosophy and Art in the Work of Lucian Blaga

Michael S. Jones

Religion as Philosophy and Art in the Work of Lucian Blaga

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Abstract

This article introduces the thought of the Romanian philosopher Lucian Blaga on religion as a cultural creation that has value apart from questions of the truthfulness of religious doctrines. According to Blaga, religion has considerable aesthetic and philosophical significance. The article places this insight within the context of Blaga’s metaphysical vision and his analysis of epistemology and illustrates it with a new translation of one of his most famous poems.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	The Literary Avatars of Christian Sacramentality, Theology and Practical Life in Recent Modernity
State	Published - 2015

Keywords

Lucian Blaga
Religion
Philosophy
Art
Creativity
Culture

Disciplines

Continental Philosophy

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