{"product_id":"pious-nietzsche-decadence-and-dionysian-faith-9780253218742","title":"Pious Nietzsche: Decadence and Dionysian Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003eBruce Ellis Benson puts forward the surprising idea that Nietzsche was never a godless nihilist, but was instead deeply religious. But how does Nietzsche affirm life and faith in the midst of decadence and decay? Benson looks carefully at Nietzsche's life history and views of three decadents, Socrates, Wagner, and Paul, to come to grips with his pietistic turn. Key to this understanding is Benson's interpretation of the powerful effect that Nietzsche thinks music has on the human spirit. Benson claims that Nietzsche's improvisations at the piano were emblematic of the Dionysian or frenzied, ecstatic state he sought, but was ultimately unable to achieve, before he descended into madness. For its insights into questions of faith, decadence, and transcendence, this book is an important contribution to Nietzsche studies, philosophy, and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Ellis Benson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.50w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253218742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Ellis Benson is Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Wheaton College, Illinois. He is author of \u003ci\u003eGraven Ideologies: Nietzsche, Derrida, and Marion on Modern Idolatry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Improvisation of Musical Dialogue: A Phenomenology of Music\u003c\/i\u003e. He is co-editor (with Kevin Vanhoozer and James K. A. Smith) of \u003ci\u003eHermeneutics at the Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40435102482547,"sku":"9.78025E+12","price":32.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fbf51254-a7b4-42ba-b4d3-b2de45e4f855.jpg?v=1663076953","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/pious-nietzsche-decadence-and-dionysian-faith-9780253218742","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}