Theo's Odyssey

Literature & Fiction

Clément, Catherine

Contemporary

Flamingo

The Lives and Legends of Jacques Lacan (English and French Edition)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Columbia Univ. Pr.

In November 1996, Catherine Clément and Julia Kristeva began a correspondence exploring the subject of the sacred. In this collection of those letters Catherine Clément 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, Clément 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.

The Feminine and the Sacred (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)

KRISTEVA, JULIA

Religion & Spirituality

Columbia University Press

In November 1996, Catherine Clément and Julia Kristeva began a correspondence exploring the subject of the sacred. In this collection of those letters Catherine Clément 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, Clément 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.

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The story of Mahatma Gandhi is the story of modern India. Rejecting the violence and materialism of modern society, this spiritual leader advocated peaceful methods to achieve social reform, and it was largely through his efforts that India gained independence from British rule in 1947. This study tells his story and shows how his influence has now extended far beyond the barriers of nation.

Gandhi : Father of a Nation

Biographies & Memoirs

Thames and Hudson

An analysis of the pacifism of Mohandes Gandhi explores the question of Gandhi's relations with the British, his attempts to bring together the different religions of India, and his use of fasting and other peaceful forms of protest as a political weapon. Original.

Gandhi: The Power of Pacifism (Discoveries)

Historical

Harry N. Abrams

In this exotic, boldly colorful book, famed photographer Hans Silvester points his lens at the inhabitants of a remote village in northwest India to create an engrossing view of a vanishing culture. From his marvelous photographs and from Catherine Clément's poetic and provocative essay emerges a moving portrait of a people—especially the women—who have little, yet appear to have found great personal freedom. 
Living in houses made of earth and thatched with straw, with no running water or electricity, the women of this sand village in the harsh Thar Desert still manage to adorn themselves and their homes in a dazzling palette of colors that reflects their inner joy. This engrossing view of a never-before-photographed people will engage anyone interested in India or women's issues.

Desert Eves: An Indian Paradise

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Text: English, French (translation)

The Newly Born Woman (Theory & History of Literature)

CIXOUS, Hélène

Univ of Minnesota Pr

An analysis of thirty operas reveals a negative portrayal of women that reflects the nineteenth century patriarchal social order

Opera, or the Undoing of Women

Music

Syncope: The Philosophy of Rapture

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Univ. of Minnesota Press

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