Glossary
A literary work can organize a people's memory and power even when it is not a historical record.
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Collective imagination
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...of christianity then we added christian elements to it for a collective imagination so the nature of hell changes over time as a conscience..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...of christianity then we added christian elements to it for a collective imagination so the nature of hell changes over time as a conscience..."
Key Notes
model
Jiang says Dante inherits the classical underworld of shades from Virgil rather than inventing hell ex nihilo, and then treats later Christian elements as additions made through a changing collective imagination.
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diagnosis
Jiang claims the Bible is not a historical record but a literary work and a work of collective imagination, which explains its continuing power.
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"...of christianity then we added christian elements to it for a collective imagination so the nature of hell changes over time as a conscience..."
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"...is not a historical record. It is a work of our imagination. It is a literary work. Now, it's a very powerful literary work...."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
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A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.
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The Bible begins, in this lecture's argument, as political spin for David: a library of collective imagination that turns usurpation, murder, and fear of rivals into legitimacy, identity, and eventually literature.
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