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For fear of the fire : Joan of Arc and the limits of subjectivity /
Why are contemporary secular theorists so frequently drawn to saints, martyrs, and questions of religion? Why has Joan of Arc fascinated some of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century? In a book that faces crucial issues in both critical and feminist inquiry, Françoise Meltzer uses th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
©2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Why are contemporary secular theorists so frequently drawn to saints, martyrs, and questions of religion? Why has Joan of Arc fascinated some of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century? In a book that faces crucial issues in both critical and feminist inquiry, Françoise Meltzer uses the story of Joan as a guide for reading the postmodern nostalgia for a body that is intact and transparent. She argues that critics who place excessive emphasis on opposition and difference remain blind to their nostalgia for the pre-Cartesian idea that the body and mind are the same. Engaging. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226519845 0226519848 9780226519814 0226519813 1282738461 9781282738461 9786612738463 6612738464 |