The Mythology of Modern Law

by Peter Fitzpatrick

The Mythology of Modern Law is a radical reappraisal of the role of myth in modern society. Peter Fitzpatrick uses the example of law, as an integral category of modern social thought, to challenge the claims of modernity which deny the relevance of myth to modern society.

Genres: Sociology, Law

252 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Momen Bari · Rating 5 out of 5]

القانون مراية للحداثة. القانون مظهر من مظاهر الحداثة. فلما كانت الحداثة تعتمد علي خرافة عالمية الغربي (الرجل الابيض) فالقانون اساسه الخرافة. القانون مجاز او خيال بيدعم التصور الغربي للتقدم.

السؤال هنا الكتب دي مش بتترجم ليه!

[Astir · Rating 1 out of 5]

conti horseshit

[Durakov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Been searching for something like this for a while. The argument of this book is fairly simple. A vulgar simplification would go something like this: law claims to have overcome myth for reason; law relies on a central, persistent myth of overcoming "savagery" and escaping primitive ignorance; such a central myth relies on a "whitened", racial perception that the law is incapable of extricating itself from without exposing itself to extreme vulnerability and contingency; the law as we know it is a racist mythological system. Fitzpatrick argues all this through both high levels of abstraction in linguistics, myth, and theory, through the history of colonialism, and through some close studies of specific courts and judicial decisions.

[Wes Pue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant and important.