The Ascetic Imperative in Culture and CriticismUniversity of Chicago Press, 15 janv. 2011 - 344 pages 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. |
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... Anthony " ; center , carved shrine with Anthony , St. Jerome , and St. Augustine , and Christ and the Apostles below ; right , “ The Temptations of St. Anthony . " 149 10. “ The Crucifixion . ” ISO II . Detail of 10 . 151 12. St. John ...
... Anthony " ; center , carved shrine with Anthony , St. Jerome , and St. Augustine , and Christ and the Apostles below ; right , “ The Temptations of St. Anthony . " 149 10. “ The Crucifixion . ” ISO II . Detail of 10 . 151 12. St. John ...
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... Anthony . " 25. “ The Temptations of St. Anthony . " 168 26. Detail of 25 . 171 27. Detail of 25 . 172 > 167 Acknowledgments In 1980–81 , I began the program of curiosity viii Illustrations.
... Anthony . " 25. “ The Temptations of St. Anthony . " 168 26. Detail of 25 . 171 27. Detail of 25 . 172 > 167 Acknowledgments In 1980–81 , I began the program of curiosity viii Illustrations.
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... Anthony , written in the mid - fourth century by Athanasius , bishop of Alexandria . It tells the story of an early ascetic hero , including his conversion , his solitary life in the Egyptian desert , his struggles against temptation ...
... Anthony , written in the mid - fourth century by Athanasius , bishop of Alexandria . It tells the story of an early ascetic hero , including his conversion , his solitary life in the Egyptian desert , his struggles against temptation ...
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... Anthony presents a striking contrast in that it addresses a situation that is at once theoretical , political , ethical , spiritual , and urgent . In the cultural milieu of The Life of Anthony , relations between reader and text were ...
... Anthony presents a striking contrast in that it addresses a situation that is at once theoretical , political , ethical , spiritual , and urgent . In the cultural milieu of The Life of Anthony , relations between reader and text were ...
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... Anthony's life , though the best possible under the circumstances , is still flawed . Addressing himself to the monks abroad , ” who have entered " on a fine contest with the monks in Egypt , ” trying to surpass them in feats of ...
... Anthony's life , though the best possible under the circumstances , is still flawed . Addressing himself to the monks abroad , ” who have entered " on a fine contest with the monks in Egypt , ” trying to surpass them in feats of ...
Table des matières
II Discipline and Desire in Augustines Confessions | 89 |
Grünewalds Isenheim Altar | 135 |
IV Philosophy and the Resistance to Asceticism | 201 |
V The Ascetics of Interpretation | 237 |
Notes | 271 |
Works Cited | 297 |
Index | 315 |
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