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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| Format: | Kit |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | European Perspectives
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 148 páginas: 18 cm |
| Bibliography: | incl. ref. |
| ISBN: | 0-231-11934-8 (cloth alk. paper) 0-231-11935-6 (pbk, alk. paper) |