THE EXISTENTIAL DIMENSION OF THE SCENIC CEREMONY
THE EXISTENTIAL DIMENSION OF THE SCENIC CEREMONY

Summary/Abstract: The show envisages to us, simultaneously, both as society itself, as part of it, and as an instrument of unification. It is a vision of the objectified world. The show, in its completeness, is the core expression of the unreal of the real society. With all its specific forms, information, propaganda, advertising or entertainment, the show represents the nowadays pattern of life socially dominated. The objective reality is present in both sides. Each notion which is thus settled has as a unique purpose in its passing on the other side: reality appears in the show and, at the same, the show is real. This mutual alienation is the essence and support of the existent society. But, naturally, today’s time prefers the existent thing, the image of the original – the copy of reality, the representation of the essence, the appearance; for only illusion is sacred for it, and truth becomes profane. Furthermore, sacredness increases in its eyes as much as truth decreases and illusion grows so that the highest level of illusion for it is the highest level of sacredness.

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