Transgressing the modern: explorations in the western experience of otherness
Auteur :
Jervis, John
Éditeur :
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN :
9780631211099
Date de publication :
28 oct. 1999
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
590 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Examines modern Western cultural and social explorations of "other" forms or aspects of life that are devalued or coded as unacceptable in the modern ethos. The author describes how the body seeks to go beyond the conventional pieties of modern "rationality" to uncover these "other" dimensions.