Foucault and religion : spiritual corporality and political spirituality / / Jeremy R. Carrette

• Autore: Carrette Jeremy R
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xv, 215 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 210/.92
• Soggetto topico: Religion - Philosophy
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-208) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Outline of Foucault's work and the question of religion -- 2. Silence and confession -- 3. Surrealism and the religious imagination -- 4. Male theology in the bedroom -- 5. Mystical archaeology -- 6. Body and belief -- 7. Towards a political spirituality.
• Sommario/riassunto: Foucault and Religion is the first major study of Michel Foucault in relation and response to Religion. Jeremy Carrette offers us a challenging new look at Foucault's work and addresses a religious dimension that has previously been neglected. We see that prior to Foucault's infamous unpublished volume in the 'History of Sexuality', on the theme of Christianity, there is a complex religious sub-text which anticipates this final unseen work. Jeremy Carrette argues that Foucault offers a twofold critique of Christianity by bringing the body and sexuality into religious practice and exploring a political spirituality of the self. He shows us that Foucault's creation of a body theology through the death of God, reveals how religious beliefs reflect the sexual body, questions the notion of a mystical archaeology and exposes the political technology of confession. Anyone interested in understanding Foucault's thought in a new light will find this book a truly fascinating read.
• Titolo autorizzato: Foucault and religion
• ISBN: 1-134-63227-4; 1-134-63228-2; 1-280-19910-5; 0-203-45781-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818492003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II