Lacan and Religion (Key Thinkers in the Study of Religion)

Dunlap, Aron

ISBN 10: 1845536150 / ISBN 13: 9781845536152

Published by Routledge, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lacan and Religion (Key Thinkers in the Study of Religion)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845536150
• ISBN 13: 9781845536152
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan is one of the most influential intellectuals of the past century. His work is invoked by philosophers, film critics and feminist theorists, but religious scholars have tended to keep their distance. Whilst the religious dimensions of Freud and Jung have been investigated exhaustively, much work still needs to be done in exploring this aspect of Lacan's thought. Lacan and Religion presents students of religion and theology with a clear introduction to a famously difficult thinker. The theological analysis is grounded in a solid understanding of Lacan's work as a psychoanalyst, whilst the book also explores how Lacan's concepts can be fruitful for those who labour in what Lacan called the "field of the divine."

About the Author

Aron Dunlap is an assistant Professor in Religion at Shimer College, Chicago.