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aesthetics of desire in religion
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Co-dependent Origination
Dense
Desiring Angels
Dreyer's La Passion De
Dreyer’s La Passion De
dual
Dual Subjectivity
Dual Subjects
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esoteric philosophy
ethics of selfhood
Extensive Sheaths
feminist religious studies
Hegelian Family
hermetic traditions
Horizontal Transcendence
imaginalis
Irigaray's Project
Irigaray's Proposal
Irigaray’s Project
Irigaray’s Proposal
Kocku Von Stuckrad
marina
Marina Abramovic
Morny Joy
mundus
Mundus Imaginalis
Passionate Enlightenment
psycho-spiritual embodiment
Selfless Compassion
subject
subjectivity
subtle
Subtle Body
Subtle Subject
Subtle Subjectivity
Tantric Buddhism
theosophical
Tibetan Book
Vice Versa
Western Esoteric
Western Esoteric Tradition
yogic subtle anatomy
Product details
- ISBN 9781845533083
- Weight: 385g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 12 Mar 2009
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The idea that the human body consists of 'subtle bodies' - psycho-spiritual essences - can be found in a variety of esoteric traditions. This radical form of selfhood challenges the dualisms at the heart of Western discourse : mind/body, divine/human, matter/spirit, reason/emotion, I/other. 'Angels of Desire' explores the aesthetics and ethics of subtle bodies. What emerges is an understanding of embodiment not exclusively tied to materiality. The book examines the use of subtle bodies across a range of traditions, yogic, tantric, theosophical, hermetic and sufi. 'Angels of Desire' shows the relevance of the subtle body for religion, philosophy, art history and contemporary feminist religious studies and theories of desire.
Jay Johnston is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Studies in Religion at the University of Sydney, Australia.
