Techno-Kabbalah: The Performative Language of Magick and the Production of Occult Knowledge
TDR/The Drama Review June 1, 2000 DOI: 10.1162/10542040051058717
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe X-Files is described as a highly disseminated media golem, analogous to the medieval Kabbalah, indicating a growing presence of occultism in media and the internet. Kabbalistic occultism reveals a connection between writing as an act, magic, and performance.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key finding | The X-Files functions as a media golem analogous to Kabbalah, signaling the rise of occultism in media and the internet, and Kabbalistic occultism links writing, magic, and performance. |
Abstract
The X-Files, a “highly disseminated media golem” analogous to the medieval Kabbalah, signals the increasing presence in the media and the internet of occultism. Kabbalistic occultism traces a relationship between writing as an act, magic, and performance.