What to Read After Theory of Religion
Readers who loved Theory of Religion by Georges Bataille keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Theory of Religion is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Theory of Religion
On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo
Myth and reality
The Essence of Christianity (Great Books in Philosophy)
High Life
A history of religious ideas
The conspiracy against the human race
Der Antichrist
The tears of Eros
Did the Greeks believe in their myths?
The elementary forms of the religious life
Intelligence of Evil
In The Dust Of This Planet
The sacred and the profane
Tears and saints
Tentacles Longer Than Night
The Panopticon Writings
The scapegoat
Impossible Exchange
The Gnostic religion
Thirst for Annihilation
The agony of power
Violence et le sacré
Seduction
Beyond the pleasure principle