About the author: Dr. Brian Britt received his PhD from The University of Chicago in Religion and Literature. He is currently Associate Professor and Director of the Religious Studies Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
2003 0-7734-6727-0 This book follows the theme of sacred text from Benjamin’s early writings on religion, Judaism, and language to the study of Baroque tragedy, modernism, history, and the Paris Arcades. All of these writings reflect a commentary on the idea of the sacred text in Western culture.