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- Violence and Splendor
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Northwestern University Press
- Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
summary
In subject and method, Alphonso Lingis’s work has always defied easy categorization, largely owing to the interplay of theory and praxis inherent in his research. Violence and Splendor is a series of reflections grouped into five areas of inquiry: “Spaces Within Spaces,” “Snares for the Eyes,” “The Sacred,” “Violence,” and “Splendor.” “Spaces Within Spaces” explores multiple spaces of our lives—the space of nomads, historical space, geological space, the cosmic space of religious ritual, and the metaphysical habitats of inmates of insane asylums. “Snares for the Eyes” analyzes the inner space of our bodies and the inner spaces of things.
“The Sacred” studies the ways death—the death of others and our own death—fascinates and energizes us. It exhibits the glory in violence and sacrilege. The book culminates in “Splendor,” a study of collective performances that create splendor. Concerning itself most immediately with philosophy, psychology, aesthetics, anthropology, and the theory of religion, Violence and Splendor bridges the discourses of continental philosophy and cross-cultural studies. Further drawing insights from both Western and non-Western traditions, it brings such diverse fields as psychology, art and aesthetics, botany, politics, history, zoology, and religious theory into a new and significant dialogue about the nature of humanity.
“The Sacred” studies the ways death—the death of others and our own death—fascinates and energizes us. It exhibits the glory in violence and sacrilege. The book culminates in “Splendor,” a study of collective performances that create splendor. Concerning itself most immediately with philosophy, psychology, aesthetics, anthropology, and the theory of religion, Violence and Splendor bridges the discourses of continental philosophy and cross-cultural studies. Further drawing insights from both Western and non-Western traditions, it brings such diverse fields as psychology, art and aesthetics, botany, politics, history, zoology, and religious theory into a new and significant dialogue about the nature of humanity.
Table of Contents
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- Part 1: Spaces Within Spaces
- 1. Extremes
- pp. 5-8
- 2. Nature Abhors a Vacuum
- pp. 9-10
- 3. Space Travel
- pp. 11-18
- 4. Learn to Say
- pp. 19-20
- 5. Metaphysical Habitats
- pp. 21-38
- 6. Departures
- pp. 39-44
- 7. Plumage and Talismans
- pp. 45-48
- 8. Inner Space
- pp. 49-56
- Part 2: Snares for the Eyes
- 9. The Fallen Giant
- pp. 59-64
- 10. The Stone
- pp. 65-66
- 11. The Voices of Things
- pp. 67-76
- 12. Nature and Art
- pp. 77-78
- 13. Nature
- pp. 79-80
- 14. In Touch
- pp. 81-84
- Part 3: The Sacred
- 15. Sacrilege
- pp. 87-94
- Part 4: Violence
- 16. Material Culture
- pp. 97-98
- 17. Orders
- pp. 99-100
- 19. Fake Fetishes, Disrobed Mannequins
- pp. 105-110
- 20. Wallowing in Glory
- pp. 111-118
- 21. The Art of War
- pp. 119-120
- Part 5: Splendor
- 22. The Face of Death
- pp. 123-126
- 23. The Emergence of Dance
- pp. 127-132
- 24. Collective Performances
- pp. 133-138
- 25. War and Splendor
- pp. 139-150
- List of Photographs
- pp. 161-163
Additional Information
ISBN
9780810165427
Related ISBN(s)
9780810127524, 9780810127555
MARC Record
OCLC
794700778
Pages
171
Launched on MUSE
2012-04-16
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2011