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FOUCAULT MICHEL THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY 4

The final major work by one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century   In the
fourth and final volume of his far-reaching and influential study of human sexuality  Foucault
turns his attention to early Christianity  exploring how ancient ideas of pleasure were
modified into the notion of the 'flesh'. Ranging over marriage  procreation and the concept of
virginity as a divine state  Foucault brilliantly shows how a fledgling religion altered and
defined the Western history of desire. Confessions of the Flesh brings to a conclusion one of
the twentieth century's seminal works.  'A thinker of immense power ... posing questions that
still perplex us' The Times Literary Supplement   'Required reading ... The appearance of the
fourth volume is the most significant event in the world of Foucault scholarship in 20 years
... Essential' Los Angeles Review of Books

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