Paul Ricoeur and Narrative
Context and Contestation
Morny Joy, editor
ISBN 1895176905
$24.95 paper
January 1997
l + 232 pages
About the Book
Paul Ricoeur's theory
of narrative has implications for a wide spectrum of contemporary thought.
This collection of essays explores many of the areas to which his narrative
strategies can be fruitfully applied, including architecture, psychology,
psychoanalysis, feminist theory, ethics, sociology, medieval and contemporary
literature, and religious studies. The book provides an introduction to
the creative and productive resources of Ricoeur's narrative theory and
offers a helpful survey of many of his key concepts for those who may
be unfamiliar with Ricoeur's work.
"The topic of narrative is currently a much discussed one, and Ricoeur's contribution has been one of the most significant. By reason of its interdisciplinary approach - which has the effect of highlighting the numerous and varied implications of Ricoeur's contribution to narrative theory - this volume will make an important contribution to the discussion." Gary B. Madison, Department of Philosophy, McMaster University
"This is an important addition and challenge to existing work on Ricoeur and on narrative theory. It accomplishes much while showing how wide a range of texts and topics Ricoeur's ideas can illuminate. It will make an immediate impact and hold an important place for years to come." L.M. Findlay, Department of English, University of Saskatchewan
"An important and original contribution to research, this volume achieves what no single author could achieve: an introduction to the strong interdisciplinary dimension of Ricoeur's work. The inner coherence is strong and yet does not interfere with the genuine approach of each contribution." Maurice Boutin, Religious Studies, McGill University
About the Editor
Morny Joy, Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary, Canada, has published many articles on women and religion, feminist theory and contemporary continental philosophy. She is Past-President of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion.
Table of Contents
| Preface |
vii
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David
Pellauer
|
Foreword: Recounting Narrative |
ix
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Morny
Joy
|
Introduction |
xxv
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| A Response by Paul Ricoeur |
xxxix
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| Une réponse de Paul Ricoeur |
xlv
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Jocelyn
Dunphy Blomfield
|
From a Poetics of the Will to Narratives of the Self: Paul Ricoeur's Freud and Philosophy |
1
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Jamie
S. Scott
|
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison and Paul Ricoeur's "Hermeneutics of Testimony" |
13
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Graham
Livesey
|
The Role of Figure in Metaphor, Narrative and Architecture |
25
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Morny
Joy
|
Writing as Repossession: The Narratives of Incest Victims |
35
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Pamela
Anderson
|
Re-reading Myth in Philosophy: Hegel, Ricoeur and Irigaray Reading Antigone |
51
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Henderikus
J. Stam
and Lori Egger |
Narration and Life: On the Possibilities of a Narrative Psychology |
69
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Helen
M. Buss
|
Women's Memoirs and the Embodied Imagination: The Gendering of Genre that Makes History and Literature Nervous |
87
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Hermina
Joldersma
|
Narrative Songs and Identity in Late-Medieval Women's Religious Communities |
97
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David
D. Brown
|
On Narrative and Belonging |
109
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Dominique
Perron
|
Québec Narratives: The Process of Refiguration |
121
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Bernard
P. Dauenhauer
|
Ricoeur and Political Identity |
129
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C.
Bryn Pinchin
|
Essay/ing Ricoeur: A Challenge to Ricoeur's Construction of Historical and Fictional (and Metaphorical) Truth |
141
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James
Fodor
|
The Tragic Face of Narrative Judgment: Christian Reflections on Paul Ricoeur's Theory of Narrative |
153
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Terrence
W. Tilley
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Narrative Theology Post Mortem Dei? Paul Ricoeur's Time and Narrative, III, and Postmodern Theologies |
175
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Robert
D. Sweeney
|
Ricoeur on Ethics and Narrative |
197
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Linda
Fisher
|
Mediation, Muthos, and the Hermeneutic Circle in Ricoeur's Narrative Theory |
207
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