Agnes Horvath Knihy

Exploring the intersection of science and magic, this book delves into the origins of scientific thought and its evolution. It examines how the quest to apply scientific principles to address human challenges has led to an ongoing state of liminality, reflecting the complexities and contradictions inherent in the scientific endeavor. Through a political anthropological lens, it highlights the challenges faced in reconciling scientific aspirations with the realities of human experience.

Politics is presented as a transformative alchemical process, where identities are reshaped to effect change. The book highlights the pervasive use of alchemical techniques in contemporary political phenomena and examines how their application has intensified over time. Through this lens, it offers insight into the intricate relationship between identity and political dynamics.

It is widely asserted that we are now living in a post-truth society. What that means, this book argues, is that the contemporary world is thoroughly infested by a trickster logic - an argument advanced by the claim that in modernity liminality has become permanent; or that modern life is patently absurd.