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Noli me tangere: On the Raising of the Body
Jean-Luc Nancy
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Description for Noli me tangere: On the Raising of the Body
Paperback. Provides an account of the author's ideas about God. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Christian parables have retained their force well beyond the sphere of religion; indeed, they share with much of modern literature their status as a form of address: Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. There is no message without there first being-or, more subtly, without there also being in the message itself-an address to a capacity or an aptitude for listening. This is not an exhortation of the kind Pay attention! Rather, it is a warning: if you do not understand, the message will go away. The scene in the ... Read more
Christian parables have retained their force well beyond the sphere of religion; indeed, they share with much of modern literature their status as a form of address: Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. There is no message without there first being-or, more subtly, without there also being in the message itself-an address to a capacity or an aptitude for listening. This is not an exhortation of the kind Pay attention! Rather, it is a warning: if you do not understand, the message will go away. The scene in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
142g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823228904
SKU
V9780823228904
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About Jean-Luc Nancy
Jean-Luc Nancy is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Universite Marc Bloch, Strasbourg. His wide-ranging thought is developed in many books, including Expectation: Philosophy, Literature; The Possibility of a World; The Banality of Heidegger; The Disavowed Community; and, with Adele Van Reeth, Coming (all Fordham). Sarah Clift is Assistant Professor of Contemporary Studies at the University of King's College, Halifax. ... Read more
Reviews for Noli me tangere: On the Raising of the Body
This collection presents some of Nancy's best thinking on the matter of Christianity and religion, from wide-ranging speculation in a give -and-take with 'the public' to the incisive title essay focused on a charged encounter between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. This latter is a particularly bold and searching reading, far more engaged than is the case with most Biblical ... Read more