Jean Louis Schefer's 'L'hostie profanée' Explores the Secular Echo of the Eucharist
In 'L'hostie profanée', Jean Louis Schefer argues that even atheists, heretics, and secularists unknowingly partake in the Eucharistic table. He contends that the white circle on a white background, no longer believed to be the body of Christ, secretly influences language, politics, and art. Schefer asserts that the entire future of civilization rests on the crisis provoked by the Latin quarrel over Byzantine icon worship, and that the very notion of reality was elaborated within a theory of the sacrament. The text was published in artpress in February 2008.
Key facts
- Jean Louis Schefer is the author of 'L'hostie profanée'.
- The work argues that secular individuals are still influenced by the Eucharist.
- Schefer claims the white circle on white background secretly impacts language, politics, and art.
- He states that the future of civilization depends on the crisis from the Latin quarrel over Byzantine icons.
- The notion of reality, according to Schefer, was developed in a theory of the sacrament.
- The text was published in artpress in February 2008.
- The original title is 'Jean Louis Schefer, L'hostie profanée'.
- The source is a PDF file available for download.
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Artists
- Jean Louis Schefer
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- artpress
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