Jouissance as Ananda
| Author | : Ashmita Khasnabish |
| Publisher | : Lexington Books |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 2006-04-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0739116738 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780739116739 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (739 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Jouissance as Ananda by : Ashmita Khasnabish
Download or read book Jouissance as Ananda written by Ashmita Khasnabish and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2006-04-10 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jouissance as Ananda seeks to resolve the often-problematic Western concept of the ego by proposing a cross-cultural theory of consciousness that draws on Indian philosophy. Author Ashmita Khasnabish uses the Indian concept of ananda to advance Irigaray's theory of jouissance and offers a re-reading of jouissance from an Indian cross-cultural psychoanalytic point of view.