Figuring the East

Figuring the EastExamines the ambiguous constructions of the Orient in the works of four major twentieth century French writers. The four authors treated here Victor Segalen, Andr Malraux, Marguerite Duras, and Roland Barthes each experienced at one point in his or her life a deep dissatisfaction with modern European values, followed by a turn toward the East. However, due to different class, gender, and personal backgrounds, they each entertained diverse and complex

this book explores the assumptions guiding the frameworks of philosophers who have shaped the contours of the contemporary philosophical landscape

Macaulay was one of the most versatile

68 b/w and 8 col

It demonstrates that the cost of goods

This volume begins the project with a consideration of ultimacy defined philosophically and illustrated in a wide range of traditions

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Twelver Shi'ism

In many ways paralleling the life of his more famous contemporary Faustus

The book argues that these themes are by nature entangled with the discourse of anti-Judaism

An exploration of Hindu women's folk religion focusing on goddess worship and women's rituals

Michel Foucault and Jacques Lacan

Both of these approaches to language and culture are represented in this collection