PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy

Emile Durkheim on Mana - The Original Floating Signifier // 179 (unlock)

April 6, 2026·53 min
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Find All Episodes ad-free at https://www.patreon.com/c/plasticpills. We read Durkheim's Elementary forms of Religious Life (https://amzn.to/4c1ubkB) and try to get a hold on a primordial concept, what for Claude Levi-Strauss exemplifies the floating signifier: it's MANA (originally recorded 08/24).

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