The Ascetic Imperative in Culture and Criticism
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- Synopsis
- In this bold interdisciplinary work, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that asceticism has played a major role in shaping Western ideas of the body, writing, ethics, and aesthetics. He suggests that we consider the ascetic as "the 'cultural' element in culture," and presents a close analysis of works by Athanasius, Augustine, Matthias, Grünewald, Nietzsche, Foucault, and other thinkers as proof of the extent of asceticism's resources. Harpham demonstrates the usefulness of his findings by deriving from asceticism a "discourse of resistance," a code of interpretation ultimately more generous and humane than those currently available to us.
- Copyright:
- 1987
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 344 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780226316901
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780226316918, 9780226316925, 9780226316918, 9780226316925, 9780226316918, 9780226316925
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/24/20
- Copyrighted By:
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- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Philosophy
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