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Julia Kristeva
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October 2011
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Julia Kristeva
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Columbia University Press
Published
October 2011
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"Unlike Freud, I do not claim that religion is just an illusion and a source of neurosis. The time has come to recognize, without being afraid of 'frightening' either the faithful or the agnostics, that the history of Christianity prepared the world for humanism." So writes Julia Kristeva in this provocative work, which skillfully upends our entrenched ideas about religion, belief, and the thought and work of a renowned psychoanalyst and critic. With dialogue and essay, Kristeva analyzes our "incredible need to believe"--the inexorable push toward faith that, for Kristeva, lies at the heart of the psyche and the history of society. Examining the lives, theories, and convictions of Saint Teresa of Avila, Sigmund Freud, Donald Winnicott, Hannah Arendt, and other individuals, she investigates the intersection between the desire for God and the shadowy zone in which belief resides. Kristeva suggests that human beings are formed by their need to believe, beginning with our first attempts at speech and following through to our adolescent search for identity and meaning.
Kristeva then applies her insight to contemporary religious clashes and the plight of immigrant populations, especially those of Islamic origin. Even if we no longer have faith in God, Kristeva argues, we must believe in human destiny and creative possibility. Reclaiming Christianity's openness to self-questioning and the search for knowledge, Kristeva urges a "new kind of politics," one that restores the integrity of the human community.
Author
Julia Kristeva
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Published
October 2011
Weight
119g
Page Count
136
Dimensions
140 x 204 x 11 mm
ISBN
9780231147859
ISBN-10
0231147856
Eden Code
4533315
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Author/Creator: Julia Kristeva
ISBN: 9780231147859
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date: October 2011
Weight: 119g
Dimensions: 140 x 204 x 11 mm
Eden Code: 4533315