Foucault and Religion [Jeremy R. Carrette]

[Focault] [Religion] [Enigmatic]

Foucault and Religion [Jeremy R. Carrette]

Routledge, NY. 2000. First edition hardcover. A few very minor dings to the rear cover, otherwise unmarked. An excellent copy.

From the publisher:

"Foucault and Religion is the first major study of Michel Foucault in relation and response to Religion. Jeremy Carrette offers us a challenging new look at Foucault's work and addresses a religious dimension that has previously been neglected. We see that prior to Foucault's infamous unpublished volume in the 'History of Sexuality', on the theme of Christianity, there is a complex religious sub-text which anticipates this final unseen work.
Jeremy Carrette argues that Foucault offers a twofold critique of Christianity by bringing the body and sexuality into religious practice and exploring a political spirituality of the self. He shows us that Foucault's creation of a body theology through the death of God, reveals how religious beliefs reflect the sexual body, questions the notion of a mystical archaeology and exposes the political technology of confession."

An ugly-ass hardcover Routledge book, but a very valuable one. I found myself really entranced by it.