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Bob Dylan and the Spheres of Existence

Bob Dylan and the Spheres of Existence

Barnett, Christopher B.

Hardcover

Series: Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture

PhilosophyReligion General General Music

ISBN10: 1978710682
ISBN13: 9781978710689
Publisher: Fortress Academic
Published: Mar 31 2023
Pages: 200
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Bob Dylan and the Spheres of Existence shows that existential questions lie at the heart of Bob Dylan's songwriting--a point that will developed with the help of renowned Danish philosopher S ren Kierkegaard. One of the focal points of Kierkegaard's authorship is the journey towards authentic selfhood. Famously, he thematizes this journey in terms of existential spheres--the aesthetic, the ethical, and the religious. Whereas the aesthetic involves a preference for immediacy, the ethical has to do with achieving a sense of personal identity by way of living for enduring commitments and values. Yet, higher than both of these stages is the religious, which initially concerns the immanent human quest for eternal life but, for Kierkegaard, ultimately comes to rest in God's transcendent self-revelation in Jesus Christ. This book argues that Kierkegaard's theory can help us deepen our understanding of and relation to Dylan's art. Just as Kierkegaard presupposes existential movement and transformation, so is Dylan celebrated for his shifting personae and philosophical variance. But this is not mere aesthetic dabbling on Dylan's part. On the contrary, his diverse masks and voices encourage his audience to engage the worldview being presented, albeit in such a way that religious faith is identified as humanity's source of ultimate meaning.

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