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Metanarrative — A metanarrative (from meta grand narrative), in critical theory and particularly postmodernism, is an abstract idea that is thought to be[who?] a comprehensive explanation of historical experience or knowledge. According to John Stephens, it is a … Wikipedia
metanarrative — Метанарратив … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
metanarrative — /ˈmɛtənærətɪv/ (say metuhnaruhtiv) noun an underlying storyline behind the surface narrative in which there are elements reinforcing cultural norms …
МЕТАДОКТРИНА — (metanarrative) см. Великая доктрина и метадоктрина … Большой толковый социологический словарь
Bibliography — As the scope of the dictionary entries and extent of this bibliography make clear, there is a huge range of literature on shamans, from introductory works, general discussions on such topics as definition, and culture specific ethnographic… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Postmodernity — (also spelled post modernity or the pejorative postmodern condition) is generally used to describe the economic and/or cultural state or condition of society which is said to exist after modernity. Some schools of thought hold that modernity… … Wikipedia
Jean-François Lyotard — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE name = Jean François Lyotard birth = birth date|1924|8|10 Versailles, France death = April 21, 1998 Paris, France school tradition = Postmodernism main… … Wikipedia
French philosophy — French philosophy, here taken to mean philosophy in French language, has been extremely diverse and has influenced both the analytic and continental traditions in philosophy for centuries, from René Descartes through Voltaire and Henri Bergson to … Wikipedia
The Postmodern Condition — Infobox Book name = The Postmodern Condition title orig = La condition postmoderne: rapport sur le savoir author = Jean François Lyotard translator = Geoffrey Bennington and Brian Massumi image caption = illustrator = cover artist = country =… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
