The cultural products of fin de sihcle Vienna continue to fascinate and influence generations after those involved are gone. Studies of Freud, Mahler, Loos, Klimt, and others retain their popularity in the academic world. Yet in almost every case, the religious dimension of Viennese modernist culture is ignored, even portrayed as a contrary category. In Sacred Spring, Whalen argues the groundbreaking theory that Viennese modernism, far from being secular, was in fact a deeply religious movement.In vivid language and rich metaphor Whalen examines this era of "being torn apart and rising again," casting a new and penetrating gaze on what we thought we knew about the avant-garde of Vienna who were on the cutting edge of modern thought. Students of modernism, the arts, and European history will find this book an intriguing take on their subjects. People interested in the relationship between faith and God, art and the spiritual life will find it refreshing and informative.
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