Between east and west: from singularity to community

With this book we see a philosopher well steeped in the Western tradition thinking through ancient Eastern disciplines, meditating on what it means to learn to breathe, and urging us all at the dawn of a new century to rediscover indigenous Asian cultures. Yogic tradition, according to Irigaray, can...

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Autore principale: Irigaray, Luce
Natura: Multimedia
Lingua:English
Serie:European Perspectives
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Riassunto:With this book we see a philosopher well steeped in the Western tradition thinking through ancient Eastern disciplines, meditating on what it means to learn to breathe, and urging us all at the dawn of a new century to rediscover indigenous Asian cultures. Yogic tradition, according to Irigaray, can provide an invaluable means for restoring the vital link between the present and eternity -- and for re-envisioning the patriarchal traditions of the West. Western, logocentric rationality tends to abstract the teachings of yoga from its everyday practice -- most importantly, from the.
Descrizione fisica:148 páginas: 18 cm
Bibliografia:incl. ref.
ISBN:0-231-11934-8 (cloth alk. paper)
0-231-11935-6 (pbk, alk. paper)