Myth and religion in Walter Benjamin's interpretation of capitalist modernity

Ideas Y Valores 68 (171):123-136 (2019)
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RESUMEN El artículo analiza la interpretación que Walter Benjamin ofrece de la modernidad capitalista en Capitalismo como religión. Se indaga el sentido del carácter religioso del capitalismo y se muestra que la primera elaboración sobre el capitalismo en términos de religión dio paso a una aproximación complementaria en términos de fuerzas míticas. Si bien este desplazamiento es visible ya en Capitalismo como religión, cobra nitidez en el Libro de los pasajes, con la introducción del concepto de lo "siempre igual" [immergleich] para describir la dinámica del modo de producción y la experiencia de la historia en el capitalismo. ABSTRACT The article analyzes Walter Benjamin's interpretation of capitalist modernity as set forth in Capitalism as Religion. It inquires into the religious character of capitalism and shows that the initial elaboration of capitalism in terms of religion gave way to a complementary approach in terms of mythical forces. While this shift is already visible in Capitalism as Religion, it becomes clear in The Arcades Project, with the introduction of the concept of the "ever selfsame" [immergleich] to describe the dynamics of the capitalist mode of production and the experience of history.

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Capitalism as Religion: Walter Benjamin and Max Weber.Michael Löwy - 2009 - Historical Materialism 17 (1):60-73.

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