Acts of Religion

Derrida, Jacques

ISBN 10: 0415924014 / ISBN 13: 9780415924016

Published by Routledge, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Acts of Religion
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415924014
• ISBN 13: 9780415924016
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Acts of Religion, compiled in close association with Jacques Derrida, brings together for the first time a number of Derrida's writings on religion and questions of faith and their relation to philosophy and political culture. The essays discuss religious texts from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, as well as religious thinkers such as Kant, Levinas, and Gershom Scholem, and comprise pieces spanning Derrida's career. The collection includes two new essays by Derrida that appear here for the first time in any language, as well as a substantial introduction by Gil Anidjar that explores Derrida's return to his own "religious" origins and his attempts to bring to light hidden religious dimensions of the social, cultural, historical, and political.

About the Author

Jacques Derrida teaches at the École des Hautes Études in Paris, at the University of California, Irvine, New York University, and the New School for Social Research. He is the author of more than 30 books including Acts ofLiterature and Specters of Marx, both published by Routledge. Gil Anidjar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University.