L’expérience (post-)séculière de Colette Peignot (Laure) : la religion, le communisme et le sacré

Colette Peignot, Laure, is one of those who witnessed the interwar period of profound changes, hopes and deceptions in the most intense manner. Both in her life and work — from the loss of faith and the communist commitment to some sort of mystical experience — she is questioning again and again the relations between religion, politics and the sacred by undergoing a truly post-secular experience. The main purpose of the article is to highlight her experience in its evolution and expression as well as compare it to ideas developed at the same time by Georges Bataille and Simone Weil.