Melancholy and the Critique of Modernity: Soren Kierkegaard's Religious Psychology

by Harvie Ferguson

Overview

The connections between the emergence of modern society and the experience of melancholy are explored through a comprehensive re-examination of Soren Kierkegaard's rich and insightful writings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134817283
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/10/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Harvie Ferguson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Glasgow University.

Table of Contents

Part I The physiognomy of the present age; Chapter 1 Melancholy; Chapter 2 Irony; Chapter 3 Reflection; Part II Despair; Chapter 4 Revolution of the spheres; Chapter te5 Between existence and non-existence; Chapter te6 The religion of inwardness; Part III Reduplication; Chapter 7 The upbuilding; Chapter te8 Edification; Inconclusive postscript;

Editorial Reviews

‘... remarkably thought-provoking study, ... But this is not your usual instroduction - this examination of both modernity ad Kirkegaard through the prism of the complex of phenomena termed ‘melancholy' gives both novice and veteran in Kierkegaard studies a very rich book, deserving and repaying re-readings.' - Religious Studies Vol 31

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