{"product_id":"a-new-culture-of-energy-9780231177139","title":"A New Culture of Energy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuce Irigaray reflects on three critical concerns of our time: the cultivation of energy in its many forms, the integration of Asian and Western traditions, and the reenvisioning of religious figures for the contemporary world. A philosopher as well as a psychoanalyst, Irigaray draws deeply on her personal experience in addressing these questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on some of her previous work on the importance of international and intercultural understanding, Irigaray argues that interculturality, represented here mainly by yoga (an Eastern practice adopted by many Westerners), can help to move us towards full realization of what it means to be human. Irigaray’s writing is always idiosyncratic as well as passionate, and here she is even more autobiographical than usual. This is one of her most readable works—and one of her most enjoyable! -- Michael Worton, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eFrench Studies in and for the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContinues to contribute to opening a different way of being and practicing philosophy, a way wholeheartedly grounded in being in relation with another who is different to us, another who always remains a mystery. * Philosophy East and West *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: A New Culture of Energy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Liberation of Energy Through Psychoanalysis\u003cbr\u003eYoga as a Road to Recovery\u003cbr\u003eGaining Autonomy\u003cbr\u003eHumanizing Our Breath\u003cbr\u003eOur Body as Mediator\u003cbr\u003eThe Emphasis on Performance Is Rarely Conducive to Exchange\u003cbr\u003eMore Than Not Harming: Loving\u003cbr\u003eCompassion: The Basis of a Universal Sharing\u003cbr\u003eIncarnating Ourselves with the Help of Animals and Angels\u003cbr\u003eArriving at Speech Thanks to Silence\u003cbr\u003eThe Spiritual Path Opened by Sensory Perceptions\u003cbr\u003eUnity and Duality\u003cbr\u003eGods, God, or another relationship to the divine\u003cbr\u003eA New Culture of Energy\u003cbr\u003eMyths and History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Mystery of Mary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003eDivine from Birth\u003cbr\u003eThe Event of the Annunciation\u003cbr\u003eThe Virginity of Mary\u003cbr\u003eThe Silence of Mary\u003cbr\u003eVisible and Invisible\u003cbr\u003eTouched by Grace\u003cbr\u003eA Figure of Wisdom\u003cbr\u003eA Bridge in Time and Space\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400304206167,"sku":"9780231177139","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231177139.jpg?v=1730470335","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-new-culture-of-energy-9780231177139","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}