Theory of Religion (Bataille Georges)(Paperback)

Theory of Religion (Bataille Georges)(Paperback)

Theory of Religion brings to philosophy what Bataille's earlier book, The Accursed Share, brought to anthropology and history; namely, an analysis based on notions of excess and expenditure. Bataille brilliantly defines religion as so many different attempts to respond to the universe's relentless

Eroticism (Bataille Georges)(Paperback / softback)

Linking the underlying sexual basis of religion to death, this title offers an array of insights into incest, prostitution, marriage, murder, sadism, sacrifice and violence, as well as includes comments on Freud, Sade and Saint

The Accursed Share, Volumes II & III (Bataille Georges)(Paperback)

Georges Bataille considered The Accursed Share, his radical critique of economic theories based on rational categories of need, scarcity, and utility, his most important project. In Volume I, he announced two further volumes, The History of Eroticism and Sovereignty, but he never published them in

Georges Bataille: Phenomenology and Phantasmatology (Gasch Rodolphe)(Paperback)

The book situates the philosophical significance of Bataille's anthropological reflections within the fourfold made up by the names of Schelling, Hegel, Nietzsche, and

Erotism: Death and Sensuality (Bataille Georges)(Paperback)

Taboo and sacrifice, transgression and language, death and sensuality--Georges Bataille pursues these themes with an original, often startling perspective.Bataille challenges any single discourse on the erotic. The scope of his inquiry ranges from Emily Bronte to Sade, from St. Therese to Claude

Georges Bataille - An Intellectual Biography (Surya Michel)(Paperback / softback)

The Thirst for Annihilation: Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism (Land Nick)(Paperback)

An important literary and philosophical figure, Georges Bataille has had a significant influence on other French writers, such as Foucault, Derrida and Baudrillard. The Thirst for Annihilation is the first book in English to respond to Bataille's writings. In no way, though, is Nick Land's book an

Theory of the Novel (Lukacs Georg)(Paperback / softback)

The Accursed Share, Volume I (Bataille Georges)(Paperback)

Most Anglo-American readers know Bataille as a novelist. The Accursed Share provides an excellent introduction to Bataille the philosopher. Here he uses his unique economic theory as the basis for an incisive inquiry into the very nature of civilization. Unlike conventional economic models based on

Blue of Noon (Bataille Georges)(Paperback / softback)

Set against the backdrop of Europe's slide into Fascism, this title provides an account of depravity and violence. Exploring the dark forces beneath the surface of civilization, it is torn between identifying with history's victims and being seduced by the monstrous glamour of its terrible

The Cradle of Humanity: Prehistoric Art and Culture (Bataille Georges)(Paperback)

A radically interdisciplinary inquiry into the origins of human consciousness, community, and potential.The Cradle of Humanity: Prehistoric Art and Culture collects essays and lectures by Georges Bataille spanning 30 years of research in anthropology, comparative religion, aesthetics, and

Inner Experience (Bataille Georges)(Paperback)

Originally published in 1943, Inner Experience is the single most significant work by one of the twentieth century's most influential writers. It outlines a mystical theology and experience of the sacred founded on the absence of god. Bataille calls Inner Experience a 'narrative of despair,' but

Story of the Eye (Bataille Georges)(Paperback / softback)

A pornographic fantasy in which the young male narrator and his lovers Simone and Marcelle embark on a sexual quest involving sadism, torture, orgies, madness and defilement, culminating in a final act of

My Mother, Madame Edwarda, The Dead Man (Bataille Georges)(Paperback / softback)

Presents depiction of a young man's sexual initiation and corruption by his mother, where the profane becomes sacred, and intense experience is shown as the only way to transcend the boundaries of society and

The Theory of Partitions (Andrews George E.)(Paperback)

This book develops the theory of partitions. Simply put, the partitions of a number are the ways of writing that number as sums of positive integers. For example, the five partitions of 4 are 4, 3+1, 2+2, 2+1+1, and 1+1+1+1. Surprisingly, such a simple matter requires some deep mathematics for its

An Introduction to Religion and Politics: Theory and Practice (Fox Jonathan)(Paperback)

On Bataille and Blanchot (Sartre Jean-Paul)(Paperback)

An in-depth analysis of two of Sartre's contemporaries, Bataille and Blanchot. Iconic French novelist, playwright, and essayist Jean-Paul Sartre is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, and his work has remained relevant and thought-provoking through

Hal Leonard Harmony & Theory - Part 1: Diatonic (Heussenstamm George)(Paperback)

(Music Instruction). George Heussenstamm, composer of more than 85 published works and author of The Norton Manual of Music Notation, taught college-level theory for several decades. Unable to find what he considered a suitable text, he wrote his own, honing it through practical classroom

A Dictionary of Narratology (Revised Edition) (Prince Gerald)(Paperback)

History, literature, religion, myth, film, psychology, theory, and daily conversation all rely heavily on narrative. Cutting across many disciplines, narratology describes and analyzes the language of narrative with its regularly recurring patterns, deeply established conventions for transmission,

Gestalt Therapy: Therapy of the Situation (Wollants Georges)(Paperback)

This seminal textbook on Gestalt therapy refreshes the theory of by revisiting its European roots. Taking the basic premise that people do the best they can in relation to their own situation, leading European therapist Georges Wollants explains Gestalt theory and provides a useful critique of

Sociological Theory - International Student Edition (Ritzer George)(Paperback / softback)

A comprehensive overview of all the major theorists and key schools of sociological thought, from sociology's origins through to the early 21st

Understanding Religion: Theories and Methods for Studying Religiously Diverse Societies (Hedges Paul Michael)(Paperback)

A cutting-edge introduction to contemporary religious studies theory, connecting theory to data. This innovative coursebook introduces students to interdisciplinary theoretical tools for understanding contemporary religiously diverse societies--both Western and non-Western. Using a case-study

Novels Into Film (Bluestone George)(Paperback)

First published in 1957, this seminal work of film theory analyzes the process--'the mysterious alchemy'--by which novels are transformed into films. Beginning with a discussion of the aesthetic limits of both the novel and the film, George Bluestone goes on to offer close readings of six films

The Deeper Dimension of Yoga: Theory and Practice (Feuerstein Georg)(Paperback)

An in-depth primer on the history, philosophy, spirituality, and current practices of yoga, from a respected scholar and longtime yoga practitioner Here is a comprehensive survey of the full breadth and depth of the 5,000-year-old Yoga tradition, emphasizing its potent philosophy and spiritual