Description
In Intimate Domain, Reineke argues that it is necessary to augment Girard's mimetic theory if we are to give a full account of the sickness he describes. Attending to familial dynamics Girard has overlooked and reclaiming aspects of his early theorizing on sensory experience, Reineke utilizes psychoanalytic theory to place Girard's mimetic theory on firmer ground. Drawing on three exemplary narratives-Proust's In Search of Lost Time, Sophocles's Antigone, and Julia Kristeva's The Old Man and the Wolves-the author explores familial relationships.
Together, these narratives demonstrate that a corporeal hermeneutics founded in psychoanalytic theory can usefully augment Girard's insights, thereby insuring that mimetic theory remains a definitive resource for all who seek to understand humanity's ontological illness and identify a potential cure.
About the Author
Martha J. Reineke is Professor of Religion in the Department of Philosophy and World Religions at the University of Northern Iowa, USA.
Book Information
ISBN 9781611861280
Author Martha J. Reineke
Format Paperback
Page Count 414
Imprint Michigan State University Press
Publisher Michigan State University Press
Weight(grams) 567g