Angels of Desire : Esoteric Bodies, Aesthetics and Ethics
by
Jay Johnston
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Gnostica
ISBN-10
1845533089
ISBN-13
9781845533083
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 12th, 2009
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
462 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 15.80 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology
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Examines the subtle body - a model of subjectivity found in esoteric, eastern and western religious and philosophical traditions - from a transdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective. This book considers this radical form of self as enabling an innovative reconsideration of the dualisms at the heart of western discourse.
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.
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