Front cover image for The created self : reinventing body, persona, and spirit

The created self : reinventing body, persona, and spirit

Robert J. Weber (Author)
"Using the insights of William James and evolutionary psychology as a springboard, Robert Weber takes us on an journey into the nature and meaning of our shifting selves, the motivations and methods for self-change. He proposes an ecology of the self based on three distinct but interdependent spheres: the body, the persona, and the spirit. Our bodily selves can be cosmetically ripped and tucked, and through new reproductive technologies extended in ways previously undreamed of. Our personas, comprising both our self-image and the image we present to others, are constantly assuming multiple roles in the course of our daily lives. And finally the modern changing self finds spiritual fulfillment in myriad, traditional and nontraditional cultures, both sacred and secular, as we craft beliefs to suit our individual and communal needs."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2000
W.W. Norton, New York, 2000
350 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
9780393048339, 9780393321210, 0393048330, 0393321215
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