by Michel De Certeau (Author), Michael B. Smith (Translator)
This volume provides an analysis of Christian mysticism during the 16th and 17th centuries, along with an application of the author's transdisciplinary historiography. It aims to reveal the mystical aspect of postmodernism's movement of perpetual departure.
Author Biography
At the time of his death in 1986, Michel de Certeau was a director of studies at the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris. Of his many books, The Practice of Everyday Life, The Writing of History, and Heterologies: Discourse on the Other are available in English translation.
Number of Pages: 384
Dimensions: 0.83 x 8.87 x 5.99 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: June 15, 1995