Derrida on Religion: Thinker of DifferanceAn exile to France from Algeria, where he was born in 1930, Jacques Derrida studied at the ?cole Normale Sup'rieure in Paris, then went on to teach philosophy there before becoming Director of the ?cole des Hautes ?tudes en Science Sociales. Over the years, he held teaching posts in both France and the United States, lectured in universities around the world, authored and co-authored some seventy books, and published innumerable essays and interviews. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth-century, and not the least for the ways in which his work shaped and continues to challenge the academic study of religion. This book introduces readers to Derridas life and work. The volume offers an overview of Derridas writing from the 1960s to his death in 2004, considering prominent terms, and some of the central issues, and philosophical and religious figures, his writing engages. Included in the volume is a discussion of Derridas significance for contemporary academic work and for the study of religion in particular. A reading list and review of the secondary literature on Derrida is also provided. |
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