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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture 30 % off for all MEDIEVAL-RELIGION subscribers!* when you quote CS0213OBGD<http://bit.ly/TytbJv> when you order On Becoming God<http://bit.ly/TytbJv> Late Medieval Mysticism and the Modern Western Self Ben Morgan "It stands on its own as a new and essential contribution both to the interpretation of the significance of medieval mysticism and to the question of identity-formation."¯Niklaus Largier, University of California, Berkeley Do we have to conceive of ourselves as isolated individuals, inevitably distanced from other people and from whatever we might mean when we use the word "God"? On Becoming God offers an innovative approach to the history of the modern Western self by looking at human identity as something people do together rather than on their own, as a way of managing and keeping at bay the impulses and experiences associated with the word "God." The "self" is a way of doing things, or of not doing things, with "God". The book draws on phenomenology (Heidegger), gender studies (Beauvoir, Butler), and contemporary neuroscience. It surveys existing approaches to modern selfhood (Foucault, Charles Taylor) and proposes an alternative account by investigating late medieval mysticism, in particular texts written in Germany by Meister Eckhart and others. Fordham University Press December 2012 320pp 9780823239924 HB £37 now only £25.90 when you quote CS0213OBGD<http://bit.ly/TytbJv> when you order Postage and Packing £3.50 (PLEASE QUOTE REF NUMBER: CS0213OBGD<http://bit.ly/TytbJv> for discount) To order a copy please contact Marston on +44(0)1235 465500 or email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or visit our website: http://bit.ly/TytbJv where you can also receive your discount *Offer excludes the USA, South America and Australasia. Follow us on Twitter @CAP_Ltd<http://twitter.com/#!/CAP_Ltd> or Facebook Combined Academic-Publishers<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sfrm=1#!/CombinedAcademicPublishers> Rachel Shand Marketing Assistant ------------------------------------------------------- Combined Academic Publishers Ltd 15A Lewin's Yard, East Street Chesham HP5 1HQ UK Tel: +44 (0)1494 588 050 Fax: +44 (0)1494 581 602 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: www.combinedacademic.co.uk<http://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/default.asp> Follow us on Twitter @CAP_Ltd<http://twitter.com/#!/CAP_Ltd> or Facebook Combined Academic-Publishers<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sfrm=1#!/CombinedAcademicPublishers> ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html