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Quotes from The Disappearance of Rituals — Byung-Chul Han

born 1959 South Korea

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"When we subordinate rest to work, we ignore the divine."

The Disappearance of Rituals (2020)

"Ritual practices ensure that we treat not only other people but also things in beautiful ways, that there is an affinity between us and other people as well as things."

The Disappearance of Rituals (2020)

"Rituals are symbolic acts. They represent, and pass on, the values and orders on which a community is based. They bring forth a community without communication; today, however, communication without community prevails."

The Disappearance of Rituals (2020)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Byung-Chul Han (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.