Personalities · 9 · Daughter Zion
Wolfgang Schivelbusch
The cultural historian calls for 'an empathetic philosophy of defeat' that appreciates the significance of defeat itself. The Bible is an exceptionally rich resource for one.
Defeat deserves study.
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His book The Culture of Defeat helps illuminate how the vanquished make meaning.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 146
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