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  • How Much Religion is Good for Us?
    Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
    This provocative book examines parallels between play and religion from a philosophical, theological, and anthropological perspective. Interdisciplinary in scope, it is an outstanding resource for students and scholars of Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, and Anthropology. ...
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    74,78 €

  • Daoism, Dandyism, and Political Correctness
    Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
    Argues that Daoism and dandyism, linked by likeminded philosophies of 'carefree wandering,' deconstruct the puritanism and political correctness sought by Confucianism, Victorianism, and contemporary neoliberal culture.How would Zhuangzi, a Chinese philosopher who lived in the fourth century BCE, have reacted to the recent linguistic reforms commonly referred to as 'political c...
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    47,37 €

  • The Philosophy of Lines
    Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
    This book offers a philosophical exploration of lines in art and culture, and traces their history from Antiquity onwards. Lines can be physical phenomena, cognitive responses to observed processes, or both at the same time. Based on this assumption, the book describes the 'philosophy of lines' in art, architecture, and science. The book compares Western and Eastern traditions....
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    136,20 €

  • The New Aesthetics of Deculturation
    Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
    What are the predominant aesthetics of the twenty-first century? Thorsten Botz-Bornstein argues that deculturation, embodied by the conspicuous vulgarity of kitsch, is the overriding visual language of our times.Drawing on the work of Islam scholar Olivier Roy, who argued that religious fundamentalism arises when religion is separated from the indigenous cultural values, Botz-B...
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    54,98 €

  • Organic Cinema
    Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
    The 'organic' is by now a venerable concept within aesthetics, architecture, and art history, but what might such a term mean within the spatialities and temporalities of film? By way of an answer, this concise and innovative study locates organicity in the work of Béla Tarr, the renowned Hungarian filmmaker and pioneer of the 'slow cinema' movement. Through a wholly original...
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    149,80 €

  • Veils, Nudity, and Tattoos
    Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
    By taking an unorthodox approach towards three phenomena that have changed considerably during the past thirty years, this book reveals through conceptual analysis that the three are both private and public, humiliating and empowering, and backward and progressive, and can ultimately be traced by similar social and psychological patterns. ...
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    61,28 €

  • The Veil in Kuwait
    N. Abdullah-Khan / Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
    The Veil in Kuwait explores the complex reasons behind why women veil and how they are perceived by those that do not veil. Religion, culture, family, tradition, and fashion are all explored to provide insight into this fascinating phenomenon that has received global interest. ...
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    48,72 €

  • Films and Dreams
    Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
    Films and Dreams considers the essential link between films and the world of dreams. Thorsten Botz-Bornstein reveals a common structure of ’dreamtense’ in the works of major filmmakers like Tarkovsky, Sokurov, Bergman, and Wong Kar-wai. ...
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    75,09 €