{"product_id":"9781350525214","title":"Nietzsche, Dionysus, and the Deification of Life","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNietzsche, Dionysus, and the Deification of Life\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNicholas E. Low\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Religious\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring Nietzsche's conception of divinity and human deification, this book asks what it might mean to heed his calls for the recovery of a more joyful and divine form of life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBalancing close readings of Nietzsche's most famous ideas – the will to power, the overman, \u003ci\u003eamor fati\u003c\/i\u003e, the eternal recurrence, and the centrality of Dionysus – with the preoccupations of contemporary philosophy, \u003ci\u003eNietzsche, Dionysus and the Deification of Human Life\u003c\/i\u003e constructs a new reading of Nietzsche's view of human vitality. Along the way, Nicholas Low broaches questions about the role of philosophy in contemporary life, the boundaries of modern academic disciplines, the power of reading and writing, and the possible futures of Dionysian philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book begins with an analysis of \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e, and interprets \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Science\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThus Spoke Zarathustra\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBeyond Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e to explain the shift in Nietzsche's thought from profound tragedy to satyr-like playfulness and self-parody. Whilst many scholars have acknowledged the importance of laughter, playfulness, and comedy in Nietzsche's writing, very few have recognized that Nietzsche invests these categories with a semi-divine power with the capacity to transform human life. Nicholas Low ultimately demonstrates that for Nietzsche, seriousness and the “spirit of gravity” have historically condemned humanity to meagre and reduced forms of life. True transformation requires a spirit of play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNicholas Low\u003c\/b\u003e is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School, USA. He holds a PhD in Philosophy of Religion, and his research focuses on religious themes in Nietzsche's writing.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350525214\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515356872844,"sku":"9781350525214","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350525214","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}