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Beschreibung
In this volume Grace M. Jantzen continues her groundbreaking analysis of death and beauty in western thought by examining the religious roots of death and violence in the Jewish and Christian tradition, which underlie contemporary values.
In this volume Grace M. Jantzen continues her groundbreaking analysis of death and beauty in western thought by examining the religious roots of death and violence in the Jewish and Christian tradition, which underlie contemporary values.
Über den Autor

The late Grace M. Jantzen (1948-2006) was Professor of Religion, Culture and Gender at Manchester University and a widely respected feminist philosopher and theologian.

Jeremy Carrette is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Kent and is the author of Selling Spirituality (Routledge, 2005) and Religion and Critical Psychology (Routledge, 2007).

Morny Joy is University Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary. She is author of Divine Love: Luce Irigaray, Women, Gender and Religion (MUP, 2007).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Was it 'Very Good'? Part One: Beauty, Violence and Story 1. Violence, Desire and Creation 2. Imagining Natality: Narrative and Utopia Part Two: Judaism and the Ancient Near East 3. The Finger of God 4. The Chosen Ones: Death and the Covenant 5. 'I am a Jealous God': Monotheism and Holy War 6. 'When I See the Blood': Sacrifice... 7. Beauty for Ashes Part Three: Early Christianity 8. The Birth of Christ and Early Christianity: Setting the Scene 9. Covenant in Christendom 10. Medieval Deaths and Delights 11. Reading Medieval Mystics 12. Feminism and Flourishing Bibliography

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780415290357
ISBN-10: 041529035X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Jantzen, Grace M.
Redaktion: Carrette, Jeremy
Joy, Morny
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Grace M. Jantzen
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.11.2008
Gewicht: 0,406 kg
Artikel-ID: 128392755