The Feminine and the Sacred (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)
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In November 1996, Catherine Cl'ment and Julia Kristeva began a correspondence exploring the subject of the sacred. In this collection of those letters Catherine Cl'ment approaches the topic from an anthropologist's point of view while Julia Kristeva responds from a psychoanalytic perspective. Their correspondence leads them to a controversial and fundamental question: is there anything sacred that can at the same time be considered strictly feminine?The two voices of the book work in tandem, fleshing out ideas and blending together into a melody of experience. The result is a dialogue that delves into the mysteries of belief--the relationship between faith and sexuality, the body and the senses--which, Cl'ment and Kristeva argue, women feel with special intensity.Although their discourse is not necessarily about theology, the authors consider the role of women and femininity in the religions of the world, from Christianity and Judaism to Confucianism and African animism. They are the first to admit that what they have undertaken is "as impossible to accomplish as it is fascinating." Nevertheless, their wide-ranging and exhilarating dialogue succeeds in raising questions that are perhaps more important to ask than to answer.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231115792
ISBN13:9780231115797
Release Date:April 2003
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 4.9" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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