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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955192403321

Autore

McCance Dawne <1944->

Titolo

Derrida on religion : thinker of differance / / Dawne McCance

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Oakville, CT, : Equinox Pub., 2009

London ; ; Oakville, CT : , : Equinox Pub., , 2009

ISBN

1-317-49093-2

1-317-49094-0

1-322-45659-3

1-315-71110-9

1-84553-736-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 122 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Key thinkers in the study of religion

Disciplina

210.92

Soggetti

Religion - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.[113]-118) and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Inheriting Derrida -- ch. 2. Biography -- ch. 3. Key terms -- ch. 4. Key texts -- ch. 5. Derrida's religion -- ch. 6. Derrida and religion -- ch. 7. Legacies.

Sommario/riassunto

Jacques Derrida is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. His thinking has radically transformed scholarship and critical practice across the Humanities and Social Sciences. Derrida on Religion offers students an overview of Derrida's many influential writings on religion and also explores the potential of Derrida's methodologies for the study of religion. This is an essential textbook for any student who wants to explore the impact of Derrida's critical theory and practice on the study of religion.