Fire Backstage

Philip Rieff and the Monastery of Culture

von Christopher Cain Elliott

157 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

At present, the name and writings of Philip Rieff (1922-2006) hang under a sign of neglect. This book is an attempt to identify precisely what has been lost through this lack of critical attention, arguing that Rieff’s lifework marks a singular contribution to the fields of reactionary apocalyptics and social and cultural studies. Providing a working definition for the horizon of contemporary Jewish philosophy, this book also suggests how Rieff uniquely contributes to this field of speculative inquiry with an insufficiently appreciated, but essential, theory of psycho-theology

• Reihe: Studies in Philosophy, Culture and Contemporary Society
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Themen der Philosophie Soziale und politische Philosophie
• ISBN: 9783631644102
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.10.2013
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften