Shadow of Spirit

<p>By illuminating the striking affinity between the most innovative aspects of postmodern thought and religious mystical discourse <em>Shadow of Spirit</em> challenges the long established assumption that western thought is committed to nihilism.<br> This collection of essays by internationally recognised scholars explores the implications of the fascination with the `sacred' `divine' or `infinite' which characterizes much contemporary thought. It shows how these concerns have surfaced in the work of Derrida Baudrillard Lyotard Kristeva Irigaray and others. Examining the connection between this postmodern `turn' and the current search for a new discourse of ethics and politics it also stresses the contribution made by feminist thought to this unexpected intellectual direction.</p>