The Digital Fog of War: Baudrillard and the Violence of Representation

Traditionally, war was thought to be a time of uncertainty and doubt, but also of change and transition. In ancient Rome, for example, it is said that the temple gates of Janus were opened during times of war, and rarely, shut during times of peace. Situated between these two gates stood a statue of...

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Published in:International journal of Baudrillard studies 2014-05, Vol.11 (2)
Main Authors: Artrip, Ryan E, Debrix, Francois
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Baudrillard, Jean
Certainty
Peace
Places of Worship
War
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Summary:Traditionally, war was thought to be a time of uncertainty and doubt, but also of change and transition. In ancient Rome, for example, it is said that the temple gates of Janus were opened during times of war, and rarely, shut during times of peace. Situated between these two gates stood a statue of Janus-the two-faced god of transitions and passages who peered into both the past and future concomitantly-with his gaze fixated on both openings. Once opened, the gates remained so for around 400 years of wartime. They closed again just after The First Punic war in 235 BC and opened around eight years later. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1705-6411
1705-6411