This article aims to demonstrate that, while on Earth—at least in the history of west- ern societies—the strong link between the sacred and the exercise of power through law has generally been expressed through aesthetic representation (‘the stage’), in outer space these assumptions must be radically reconsidered.

When Law Loses its Stage: Aesthetic Foundations, Secular Translation, and the Grammar of the Sacred in Outer Space / Pacillo, V.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE SEMIOTICS OF LAW. - ISSN 0952-8059. - (2026), pp. 1-19. [10.1007/s11196-026-10530-w]

When Law Loses its Stage: Aesthetic Foundations, Secular Translation, and the Grammar of the Sacred in Outer Space

Pacillo V.
2026

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This article aims to demonstrate that, while on Earth—at least in the history of west- ern societies—the strong link between the sacred and the exercise of power through law has generally been expressed through aesthetic representation (‘the stage’), in outer space these assumptions must be radically reconsidered.
2026
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When Law Loses its Stage: Aesthetic Foundations, Secular Translation, and the Grammar of the Sacred in Outer Space / Pacillo, V.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE SEMIOTICS OF LAW. - ISSN 0952-8059. - (2026), pp. 1-19. [10.1007/s11196-026-10530-w]
Pacillo, V.
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