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By Illuminating The Striking Affinity Between The Most Innovative Aspects Of Postmodern Thought And Religious Mystical Discourse, Shadow Of Spirit/em Challenges The Long Established Assumption That Western Thought Is Committed To Nihilism. 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.