Prorok nowego imaginarium
Prophet of a New Imaginarium

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to problematize the religious figure of the prophet by deciphering it with the key of reflections on the Real and the cultural imaginarium. The first part of the deliberations focuses on mutual relations between the real and the imaginarium, in particular on a situation in which the latter becomes “unstuck” and ceases to be an effective medium with whose assistance society can decipher the dynamics of the Real and react to it. The author also discusses the consequences of such a situation for socio-cultural life and the manner in which the new imaginarium, correctly fulfilling its functions, emerges. Findings made in part two allow to precisely assess the phenomenon of the prophecy in the dynamics of culture by demonstrating its wider (not merely religious) significance, of crucial importance for the progress of social life. The text ends on remarks about the figure of the messiah, which emerged as an essential correlate of the prophecy phenomenon.

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