Elephants, Dreams, and Sex: Reading Religion in Foucault's Ethics
The article presents an essay of how philosopher Michel Foucault reads pagan and Christian regimes of truth to examine modern (Western) forms of subjectivity. Topics discussed include the method of historicizing the relationship of the subject to truth which adds dimension to the elaboration of post...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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The journal of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 99, Issue: 2, Pages: 173-193 |
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Foucault, Michel 1926-1984, Histoire de la sexualité
/ Paganism
/ Truth
/ Christianity
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations NCA Ethics |
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Christians
B Critical Philosophy B Subjectivity B Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984 B Religious Aspects B Truth; Religious aspects; Christianity |
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| Summary: | The article presents an essay of how philosopher Michel Foucault reads pagan and Christian regimes of truth to examine modern (Western) forms of subjectivity. Topics discussed include the method of historicizing the relationship of the subject to truth which adds dimension to the elaboration of post-Kantian critical philosophy, the politics embedded to Foucault's ethics, and the relationship truth and sex in the late imperial Roman dream divination. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/701870 |