On Belief

'An honest and admirable meditation on what belief may mean today.' - Times Literary Supplement'The most formidably brilliant exponent of psychoanalysis, indeed of cultural theory in general, to have emerged in Europe for some decades.' - - Terry Eagleton in the London Review of Books'An honest and admirable meditation on what belief may mean today.' - Times Literary Supplement'...The content is of the highest quality and an example of the prospective revival of the encounter between philosophy and theology... I would highly recommend (both books) as stimulating and thought-provoking reformulations of religion.' - Modern Believing on On Belief and On Religion Informationen zum Autor Slavoj Žižek is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Ljubljana. He is the author of the best-selling books The Ticklish Subject, Enjoy your Symptom!, The Plague of Fantasies, and The Sublime Object of Ideology. Klappentext What is the basis for belief in an era when globalisation, multiculturalism and big business is the new religion? Renowned philosopher and irrepressible cultural critic takes on all comers in this compelling new book. Zusammenfassung What is the basis for belief in an era when globalisation, multiculturalism and big business is the new religion? Renowned philosopher and irrepressible cultural critic takes on all comers in this compelling new book. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: From Christ to Lenin ... and Back, Against the Digital Heresy One, You Should Give a Shit! Two, “Father, Why Did You Forsake Me?” Three, Notes, Index

Product details

• Authors: Slavoj Zizek, Slavoj (University of Ljubljana Zizek, Slavoj Žižek
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2001
• EAN: 9780415255325
• ISBN: 978-0-415-25532-5
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Thinking in Action; Thinking in Action
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)