Esoteric-orientalist elements in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey: the nexus of gothic and cultural studies
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Abstract / Description
A significant work that directs readers to re-examine the classic texts and tropes of Austen’s novel, Northanger Abbey, Orientalist sub-fields of Cultural studies, and intriguing aspects of the Tarot in a postmodern context. The author directs students and scholars to examine neglected aspects of academia.
Keywords
Classic texts, Canonical literature, Esotericism, Orientalism, Collective unconscious, Social perceptions, Cultural studies
Table of Contents
FOREWORD by Eman El-Meligi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / INTRODUCTION
Chapter I: THE DEVIL’S ALTERNATIVE: ORIENTALISM AND ACADEMIC BRANCHES OF CULTURAL STUDIES
-Introduction: Jeff Kripal’s position relative to the field of Indology
-Wouter Hanegraaff’s stance regarding Kripal’s work
-Kripal’s motivations for entering western esotericist scholarship
-Orientalist aspects of western esotericism
-Conclusion: Faivre’s stance regarding inclusivity
CHAPTER II: COMPARATIVE ASPECTS OF THE MUTUS LIBER THAT CONSTITUTES THE TAROT FOOL
-Introduction: the Tarot as “document,” and the importance of Antoine Faivre’s work and theories to esotericism
-Historical criticism of the tarot Fool with special reference to its positioning
-The Tarot Harlequin
-The application of the Faivrian paradigm to the Tarot Fool: a Cultural studies experiment
Conclusion
CHAPTER III: SITUATING NORTHANGER ABBEY AT THE NEXUS OF GOTHIC AND CULTURAL STUDIES
-Introduction: Joan Austen-Leigh’s postmodern Visit to Highbury -Northanger Abbey and the problem of placement
-Austen’s defense of the novel form
-The general and specific importance of Catherine Morland in determining the novel’s academic status
-Catherine as Northanger Abbey’s chief jester
-Conclusion: Austen’s novel as a postmodern critical nexus
Publication Date
2015
Faculty / School
Faculty of Business Administration (FBA)
Department
Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
Was this content written or created while at IBA?
Yes
Recommended Citation
Chishty-Mujahid, N. Q. (2015). Esoteric-orientalist elements in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey: the nexus of gothic and cultural studies. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/faculty-research-books/32
