| On Belief Contributor(s): Zizek, Slavoj (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415255325 ISBN-13: 9780415255325 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: What happens to our supposedly atheistic, secular beliefs when they meet the internet, consumerism and New Age mysticism? Zizek, the renowned philosopher and cultural critic, shows in his controversial and witty new book that, despite postmodern warnings that belief is groundless, we are secretly believers. From "cyberspace reason" to the paradox of "Western Buddhism," "On Belief" traces the contours of the often unconscious beliefs that structure our daily experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 291.2 |
| LCCN: 00065336 |
| Series: Thinking in Action |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.09" W x 7.76" (0.46 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is the basis of belief in an era when globalization, multiculturalism and big business are the new religion? Slavoj Zizek, renowned philosopher and irrepressible cultural critic takes on all comers in this compelling and breathless new book. From 'cyberspace reason' to the paradox that is 'Western Buddhism', On Belief gets behind the contours of the way we normally think about belief, in particular Judaism and Christianity. Holding up the so-called authenticity of religious belief to critical light, Zizek draws on psychoanalysis, film and philosophy to reveal in startling fashion that nothing could be worse for believers than their beliefs turning out to be true. |