Open AccessOn boredom, faith and nihilism
Author(s) -
Rita Šerpytytė
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
religija ir kultūra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1822-4571
pISSN - 1822-4539
DOI - 10.15388/relig.2008.1.2794
Subject(s) - boredom , faith , ontology , aesthetics , nihilism , epistemology , psychoanalysis , psychology , philosophy , social psychology , sociology
The article focuses anew to the question „What is a Boredom?“. By using different theoretical and „common sense“ approaches, the relationship between a Boredom and Melancholy as problematic one is being disclosed. The certain metamorphosis of Boredom – its converting or changing to Melancholy – expresses the crucial aspects of „ontology“ of a Boredom. By interpreting not only the theoretical attitudes, but also the works of art, the author reveals the relationship of a Boredom with Faith and religion as being actualized.