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postmodernism a beginner’s guide

kevin hart

For Gail Ward post modernism: a be ginner ’ s g uide
Oneworld Publications (Sales and Editorial) 185 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7AR England www.oneworld-publications.com © Kevin Hart, 2004 All rights reserved. Copyright under Berne Convention. A CIP record for this title is available from the British Library. ISBN 1–85168–338–0 Cover design by the Bridgewater Book Company Typeset by Jayvee, Trivandrum, India Printed and bound by Thomson Press (India) Ltd NL08

contents

overview

vi ix 1

author’s note

one two

postmodernism: some guides the loss of origin
26 47

three postmodern experience four five six the fragmentary
67

the postmodern bible postmodern religion

87 107

seven the gift: a debate

129 155

conclusion: guides and another guide glossary websites 159 168 177 178 173

bibliography index of names

index of subjects

overview

chapter one – postmodernism: some guides
We begin by going on a tour in which some leading figures of postmodernism are introduced: Jean-François Lyotard, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari and Michel Foucault. Some important distinctions are made: postmodernism is distinguished from modernism, then from postmodernity, and finally from post-structuralism. Three other important words are discussed: posthumanist, post-metaphysical and avant garde.

chapter two – the loss of origin
Try as one might postmodernism cannot be

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