{"product_id":"decolonizing-epistemologies-latinao-theology-and-philosophy-9780823241361","title":"Decolonizing Epistemologies: Latina\/o Theology and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eDecolonizing Epistemologies builds upon the contributions of liberation and postcolonial theories in both philosophy and theology. Gathering the work of three generations of Latina\/o theologians and philosophers\u003cbr\u003ewho have taken up the task of transforming their respective disciplines, it seeks to facilitate the emergence of new knowledge by reflecting on the Latina\/o reality in the United States as an epistemic locus: a place from which to start as well as the source of what is known and how it is known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe task of elaborating a liberation and decolonial epistemology emerges from the questions and concerns of Latina\/os as a minoritized and marginalized group. Refusing to be rendered invisible by the dominant discourse, the contributors to this volume show the unexpected and original ways in which U.S. Latina\/o social and\u003cbr\u003ehistorical loci are generative places for the creation of new matrices of knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the Latina\/o reality is intrinsically connected with that of other oppressed groups, the volume articulates a new point of departure for the self-understanding not only of Latina\/os but also possibly for other marginalized and oppressed groups, and for all those seeking to engage in the move beyond coloniality\u003cbr\u003eas it is present in this age of globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ada María Isasi-Díaz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823241361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAda María Isasi-Díaz is Professor of Ethics and Theology (Emerita) at the Theological School of Drew University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEduardo Mendieta is Professor of Philosophy at Pennsylvania State University. He recently edited and introduced \u003ci\u003eMaps for a Fiesta: A Latina\/o Perspective on Knowledge and the Global Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e (FUP, 2015).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40201453011059,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6be03e54-1c13-4548-9f99-da2f9c2d7b4a.jpg?v=1656165407","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/decolonizing-epistemologies-latinao-theology-and-philosophy-9780823241361","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}