The Culture of Confession from Augustine to Foucault

Chloe (University of Alberta, Canada) Taylor

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2008

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Drawing on the work of Michel Foucault, as well as the history of Western confessional writings from Ancient Greece to contemporary pop culture, this book challenges the transhistorical and commonsense views of confession as an innate impulse resulting in the psychological liberation of the confessing subject.

ISBN-13
9780415963718
ISBN-10
0415963710
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
2008
Publication date
2008-08-25
Pages
312
Dimensions
229x152x
Weight
740