The Poesis of Peace

Download or read book The Poesis of Peace written by Klaus-Gerd Giesen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the relations between the concepts of peace and violence with aesthetics, nature, the body, and environmental issues, The Poesis of Peace applies a multidisciplinary approach to case studies in both Western and non-Western contexts including Islam, Chinese philosophy, Buddhist and Hindu traditions. Established and renowned theologians and philosophers, such as Kevin Hart, Eduardo Mendieta, and Clemens Sedmak, as well as upcoming and talented young academics look at peace and non-violence through the lens of recent scholarly advances on the subject achieved in the fields of theology, philosophy, political theory, and environmentalism.