Episode 44: The Tragic Abyss with Dr. Kevin Kambo

Sacred and Profane Love

Dec 31, 20210:39Religion & Spirituality

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Kevin Kambo about Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, in light of an essay by Louise Cowan titled “The Tragic Abyss.” Cowan argues that tragedy is “a liturgical confrontation...

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