Ontologies of violence : deconstruction, pacifism, and displacement / by Maxwell Kennel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennel, Maxwell, author.

Series:

Political and public theologies: comparison, coalitions, critiques, 2666-9218 ; volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Philosophy.

Violence.

Derrida, Jacques.

Jantzen, Grace.

Mennonites.

Pacifism--Religious aspects--Mennonites.

Physical Description:

ix, 235 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

Summary:

"Ontologies of Violence provides a new paradigm for understanding the concept of violence through comparative interpretations of French philosopher Jacques Derrida, philosophical theologians in the Mennonite pacifist tradition, and Grace M. Jantzen's feminist philosophy of religion. By drawing out and challenging the remarkably similar priorities shared by its three sources, and by challenging the assumption that differences necessarily lead to displacement, Ontologies of Violence provides a critical theory of violence by treating it as a diagnostic concept that implies the violation of value-laden boundaries"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kennel, Maxwell. Ontologies of violence

ISBN:

9789004546431

900454643X

OCLC:

1380459636