Acute Melancholia and Other Essays deploys spirited and progressive approaches to the study of Christian mysticism and the philosophy of religion. Ideal for novices and experienced scholars alike, the volume makes a forceful case for thinking about religion as both belief and practice, in which traditions marked by change are passed down through generations, laying the groundwork for their own critique. Through a provocative integration of medieval sources and texts by Jacques Derrida, Judith Butler, Talal Asad, and Dipesh Chakrabarty, this book redefines what it means to engage critically with history and those embedded within it.
- ISBN10 0231527438
- ISBN13 9780231527439
- Publish Date 15 March 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Columbia University Press
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 432
- Language English