The Hermeneutics of Suspicion: Cross-Cultural Encounters with India by Dorothy F

Description: The Hermeneutics of Suspicion by Dorothy Figueira Through a unique combination of theoretical scope and material, and historical, breadth The Hermeneutics of Suspicion poses an original investigation into our understanding of alterity in Indian literature and history, and significantly contributes to an emerging discourse on East-West literary relations.Hans Georg Gadamers notion of hermeneutical consciousness seeks to open up a cultural context through which to engage the other. It stands in opposition to the hermeneutics of suspicion advocated by recent popular theories, such as colonial discourse analysis, multiculturalism, postcolonial theory, the critique of globalism, etc. In his late work, Paul Ricoeur charts a middle path between the hermeneutics of suspicion and a hermeneutical consciousness that addresses the ontological and ethical categories of otherness. His approach reflects concerns voiced elsewhere, particularly in the historiography of Michel de Certeau and the ethics of Emmanuel Levinas. This volume follows the path proposed by Ricoeur and, alongside Certeau and Levinas, provides an examination of varying representations of the Indian Other in classical Greek and Sanskrit sources, the writings of Church Fathers, apocryphal literature, the Romance tradition, Portuguese and Italian travel narratives and Jesuit mission letters.In the various texts examined, the problems of translation are highlighted together with the sense that understanding can be found somewhere between the different approaches of hermeneutical consciousness and critical consciousness. This book not only looks at the European reception of the Indian other, but also looks at the ancient Indian view of its others and the cross-pollination of Indian concepts of otherness with the West. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Dorothy Figueira, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Georgia, USA. Table of Contents PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1 Representations of the Indian OtherChapter 2 The Lure of Christian Allies and the Fear of Muslim EnemiesChapter 3 The Quest for Christians and the Rediscovery of MonstersChapter 4 Vasco da Gama, the Meaning of Discovery, and the Hermeneutics of SuspicionChapter 5 Re-visioning the Christian and the MonsterChapter 6 The Return of the Monster: Camoens and the Epic VentureChapter 7 There is No There Anymore: The Subaltern Speaks to Pietro della ValleConclusionBibliographyIndex Review Dorothy Figueira has written a magisterial account of Western encounters with India, and presented not only a fascinating story -- with unforgettable characters, some mythical and semi-historical, like Prester John; some historical eminences like Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama and Camoens; others, like Ludovico de Varthema and Pietro della Valle, who deserve to be better known -- but an instructive lesson that Europe did not truly know itself until it encountered the mage and reality of an Indian Other. The book is theoretically informed, and philologically detailed, and one is grateful for a guide who is not only genial, but deeply knowledgeable and well-informed. * Eugene Eoyang, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana University, USA *Literary comparatist Dorothy Figueira studied under some of the most penetrating critical minds of the 20th-century in the humanities and social sciences: Claude Lévi-Strauss, Paul Ricoeur, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Wendy Doniger. This book, her fourth with India as a central focus, is a superb contribution to cross-cultural studies. In lucid, engaging and always intelligent prose, she analyzes important issues of alterity in the cross-cultural space between India and the West, with commentary on figures as iconic and different as Homer, St. Augustine, Prester John, Columbus and Camoens. Her work also reaches beyond India and the West to interrogate and call into question much current critical theory and the sometimes assumed infallibility of our own 21st-century interpretations and reconstructions of other cultures, epochs and encounters. * Michael Palencia-Roth, Emeritus Professor of Comparative & World Literature, Spanish and Latin American Studies, University of Illinois, USA *Figueiras insights reveal analogies and similarities between old travel narratives and contemporary challenges; they help the reader detect mirror-images in unfamiliar ways of interpreting the world. * Literary Research * Promotional Rather than the recent scholarly focus on the traditional and psychological processes involved in the literature of cross-cultural encounter, this manuscript looks at the hermeneutical (Ricoeur), historiographical (Certeau) and ethical (Levinas) judgements that can be drawn upon to shed new insight into this field of enquiry. Review Quote "Dorothy Figueira has written a magisterial account of Western encounters with India, and presented not only a fascinating story -- with unforgettable characters, some mythical and semi-historical, like Prester John; some historical eminences like Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama and Camoens; others, like Ludovico de Varthema and Pietro della Valle, who deserve to be better known -- but an instructive lesson that Europe did not truly know itself until it encountered the mage and reality of an Indian Other. The book is theoretically informed, and philologically detailed, and one is grateful for a guide who is not only genial, but deeply knowledgeable and well-informed." -- Eugene Eoyang, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana University, USA "Literary comparatist Dorothy Figueira studied under some of the most penetrating critical minds of the 20th-century in the humanities and social sciences: Claude Lvi-Strauss, Paul Ricoeur, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Wendy Doniger. This book, her fourth with India as a central focus, is a superb contribution to cross-cultural studies. In lucid, engaging and always intelligent prose, she analyzes important issues of alterity in the cross-cultural space between India and the West, with commentary on figures as iconic and different as Homer, St. Augustine, Prester John, Columbus and Camoens. Her work also reaches beyond India and the West to interrogate and call into question much current critical theory and the sometimes assumed infallibility of our own 21st-century interpretations and reconstructions of other cultures, epochs and encounters." -- Michael Palencia-Roth, Emeritus Professor of Comparative & World Literature, Spanish and Latin American Studies, University of Illinois, USA Promotional "Headline" Rather than the recent scholarly focus on the traditional and psychological processes involved in the literature of cross-cultural encounter, this manuscript looks at the hermeneutical (Ricoeur), historiographical (Certeau) and ethical (Levinas) judgements that can be drawn upon to shed new insight into this field of enquiry. Feature Original philosophical insights into travel literature and the specific indian and other contexts, taken from hitherto under-utilized thinkers and sources. Details ISBN1472592352 Pages 200 Year 2015 ISBN-10 1472592352 ISBN-13 9781472592354 Format Hardcover Short Title HERMENEUTICS OF SUSPICION Language English Media Book Publication Date 2015-07-30 Author Dorothy Figueira Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle Cross-Cultural Encounters with India UK Release Date 2015-07-30 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2015-07-30 NZ Release Date 2015-07-30 Birth 1907 Death 1990 Affiliation University of Georgia, USA Position Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow Qualifications PH D Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Series Bloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy DEWEY 809 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:94918904;

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