{"product_id":"cains-act","title":"Cain’s Act","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn urgent, stirring reflection on violence and morality. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Recalcati explores the most fundamental of questions—for Cain, Abel, and every human being: can we believe in love?”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Stampa \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat lies at the foundation of human history and life in a society? According to Massimo Recalcati, it is not the sentiment of love for one’s neighbour preached by Jesus in the Gospels but the brutal hatred and violence depicted in the story of Cain and Abel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs timely as it is brilliant, this essay examines Cain’s murderous act through the lens of psychoanalysis, showing how delusions of self-sufficiency and individual perfection lie at the deepest roots of fear and violence in our societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue completeness can only be achieved through others—not despite them. This, argues Recalcati, is the lesson of Cain, one that resonates powerfully in our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Recalcati’s \u003cem\u003eA Night in Gethsemane\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A book that reads in less than two hours but stays with you forever.”—\u003cem\u003eIl Foglio\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Lively and sharp . . . An invitation to look positively at the loneliness of human experience.”—\u003cem\u003eLettera\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions (UK) Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40257998159955,"sku":"","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781787703971.jpg?v=1777054527","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cains-act","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}