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Adopting the role of tour guide, award-winning writer Kevin Hart leads the reader through the pitfalls, conundrums and complexities that characterize postmodernism, while providing an overview of the many different approaches (philosophical, cultural, literary…) to the subject. All the major thinkers are introduced – from Derrida to Blanchot, Irigaray to Foucault, and more besides – while the book is unique among introductory guides in its consideration of the role of religion in a postmodern world.

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"Postmodernism exegesis questions not only the 'grand canonical narrative' allegedly supposed by or encoded in the Bible; it also attacks the modern project of historical criticism. Hart discusses the work of Harold Bloom and M. Blaanchot, as well as J. Derrida's view of the Bible." * International Review of Biblical Studies *
"Hart succeeds remarkably well in providing an accessible and surprisingly comprehensive introduction to postmodern thought." * European Legacy *

Table of Contents
Note
Acknowledgements
I.Postmodernism: Some Guides
II.The Loss of Origin
III.Postmodern Experience
IV.The Fragmentary
V.The Postmodern Bible
VI.Postmodern Religion
VII.The Gift: A Debate
Conclusion: Guides and Another Guide
Bibliography

Postmodernism: A Beginner's Guide

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      Publisher Oneworld Publications
      Published 26 April 2004
      ISBN-13 9781851683383
      978-1851683383
      ISBN-10 1851683380
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      Cultural studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Adopting the role of tour guide, award-winning writer Kevin Hart leads the reader through the pitfalls, conundrums and complexities that characterize postmodernism, while providing an overview of the many different approaches (philosophical, cultural, literary…) to the subject. All the major thinkers are introduced – from Derrida to Blanchot, Irigaray to Foucault, and more besides – while the book is unique among introductory guides in its consideration of the role of religion in a postmodern world.

      Trade Review
      "Postmodernism exegesis questions not only the 'grand canonical narrative' allegedly supposed by or encoded in the Bible; it also attacks the modern project of historical criticism. Hart discusses the work of Harold Bloom and M. Blaanchot, as well as J. Derrida's view of the Bible." * International Review of Biblical Studies *
      "Hart succeeds remarkably well in providing an accessible and surprisingly comprehensive introduction to postmodern thought." * European Legacy *

      Table of Contents
      Note
      Acknowledgements
      I.Postmodernism: Some Guides
      II.The Loss of Origin
      III.Postmodern Experience
      IV.The Fragmentary
      V.The Postmodern Bible
      VI.Postmodern Religion
      VII.The Gift: A Debate
      Conclusion: Guides and Another Guide
      Bibliography

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