On Becoming God by Ben Morgan

On Becoming God by Ben Morgan

An account of modern ideas of selfhood that juxtaposes the relation between confessor and woman mystic in late medieval texts with examples from the early history of psychoanalysis (Freud/Breuer) to show the importance of taking into account human connectedness, gender and religious practices when studying the history of modern identity.

"It stands on its own as a new and essential contribution both to the interpretation of the significance of medieval mysticism and to question of identity-formation" -- -Niklaus Largier University of California, Berkeley "The book is about surprising 'ourselves out of our preconceptions' - so as to be able to revise our assumptions about who we are. But the book also demonstrates what it is about: in reading the book we are as readers offered opportunities to let ourselves be surprised." -- -Arne Gron University of Copenhagen "This engaging, challenging book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the theme of deification in Western thought, a long-neglected topic that nevertheless remains central to Christian theology." -Ephemerides Theolicae Lovanienses

Ben Morgan is University Lecturer in German and Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford.

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ISBN 13	9780823239924
ISBN 10	0823239926
Title	On Becoming God
Author	Ben Morgan
Series	Perspectives In Continental Philosophy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Fordham University Press
Year published	2012-11-01
Number of pages	320
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