Fetishizing Tradition

Fetishizing TraditionDescribes how religious tradition is established as available within a text, free from ritual and observance, in Buddhism and Christianity. This innovative work documents the literary gesture that "fetishizes tradition," making long standing religious traditions appear present and available through the reading experience. Taking as examples Paul's Letter to the Romans, the Gospel of Mark, the Stra on the Land of Bliss (Sukhvatvyha), and the Platform

This book examines some of the central logical and epistemological doctrines of British idealist philosopher

and international political economy who reflect on the concept of political space

Continues the author's inquiry into the development of the Chinese philosophical concept Li

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the author’s vision of a perfect society is built on conservative values

Each essay treats a unique thread emerging from the tapestry of Straussian thought

Bona's analysis reveals the lasting importance of storytelling and folk narrative

Loveday Brooke remains to be a beloved and memorable character from the detective fiction genre

Irish Home Rule

The sequence of chapters interweaves short stories and novel excerpts with essay

The idioms discussed cover the current leading theories: rational choice

Mónica García Blizzard argues that this trope works to reconcile two divergent discourses about race in postrevolutionary Mexico: the government-sponsored celebration of Indigeneity and mestizaje (or the process of interracial and intercultural mixing)