RO a oo Georges Bataille ZONE BOOKSTheory of Religion Georges Bataille ZONE BOOKS » NEW YORK 1989(© 1989 Urrone, Inc. TONE BOOKS 611 Broadway Suite 638 New York, NY 1e012 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in 3 retrieval system, or transmitted in any form oF by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photor copying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise (except for that copying permitted ky Sections 107 and ya of the UL, Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press) without written permission from the Publisher. Originally published in France as Théorie de lo Religron Bugz hy Faitions Gallimard, Printed in the United Stares of America Distributed by the MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, England Littary of Congress Caralaging-in-Publication Data Bataille, Georges, 1857-1062. Theory of religion. ‘Translation of: Théorie ee fa religion. raphy: p. Religion. 1. Title. megeans713 1989 200% 88-20598 ISHN -942799 08-6 (alk. paper) sen 0-942299 0974 (pbk.s alk. paper)