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      The unveiling of life: liturgy and the lure of kitsch

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          This article probes the classic definition of religious aesthetics as related to the notions of beauty, goodness and truth. The phenomenon of kitsch, understood as simulation (or inversion) of beauty, goodness and truth, is taken cognisance of, especially in the light of contributions by Milan Kundera, Umberto Eco and Jean Baudrillard. The article briefly reflects on the liturgical consequences when kitsch manifests itself as simulated 'beauty', 'goodness' and 'truth' and concludes with some considerations regarding the characteristics of kitsch.

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                Johan Cilliers: Role: ND
                Journal
                Journal ID (publisher): hts
                Title: HTS Theological Studies
                Abbreviated Title: Herv. teol. stud.
                Publisher: AOSIS Publishing (Cape Town )
                ISSN: 2072-8050
                Publication date (Print): 2010
                Volume: 66
                Issue: 2
                Pages: 1-5
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universiteit Stellenbosch South Africa
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                Publisher ID: S0259-94222010000200014
                SO-VID: bb35509c-5017-4ca7-b0b7-0f3a96ba9780
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                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0259-9422&lng=en
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                Subject: Religion

                ScienceOpen disciplines: General religious studies
                Keywords: theological aesthetics,simulation of beauty,goodness and truth,Milan Kundera,Umberto Eco,Jean Baudrillard
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: General religious studies
                Keywords: theological aesthetics, simulation of beauty, goodness and truth, Milan Kundera, Umberto Eco, Jean Baudrillard

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