The culture of confession from Augustine to Foucault : a genealogy of the 'confessing animal' /

"Drawing on the work of Foucault and Western confessional writings, this book challenges the transhistorical and commonsense views of confession as an innate impulse resulting in the psychological liberation of the confessing subject. Instead, confessional desire is argued to be contingent and...

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Main Authors: Taylor, Chloë, 1976-, Taylor, Chloë, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2009
New York, NY : 2009
Series:Studies in philosophy (New York, N.Y.)
Studies in philosophy (New York, N.Y.)
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