Negative Ecstasies: Georges Bataille and the Study of Religion (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823265190)

Despite Georges Bataille's acknowledged influence on major poststructuralist thinkers-including Foucault, Derrida, Kristeva, Lacan, Baudrillard, and Barthes-and his prominence in literary, cultural, and social theory, rarely has he been taken up by scholars of religion, even as issues of the sacred were central to his thinking. Bringing together established scholars and emerging voices, Negative Ecstasies engages Bataille from the perspective of religious studies and theology, forging links with feminist and queer theory, economics, secularism, psychoanalysis, fat studies, and ethics. As these essays demonstrate, Bataille's work bears significance to contemporary questions in the academy and vital issues in the world. We continue to ignore him at our peril.

Author: Jeremy Biles
ISBN-10: 0823265196
ISBN-13: 9780823265190
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/03/2015
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d