Sensible ecstasy: mysticism, sexual difference, and the demands of history
Auteur :
Hollywood, Amy
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226349527
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2002
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
567 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This text investigates the attraction to excessive forms of mysticism among 20th-century French intellectuals, demonstrates the work the figure of the mystic does for these thinkers, and asks why resolutely secular intellectuals are drawn to affective, bodily, and denigrated forms of mysticism.