Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XXII, 544 Seiten)
ISBN:
9789047443582
Series Statement:
Aries book series volume 7
Content:
Preliminary Material /W.J. Hanegraaff and J.J. Kripal -- Introduction: Things we do not talk about /Jeffrey J. Kripal and Wouter J. Hanegraaff -- Sexuality and sexual symbolism in hermetic and gnostic thought and practice(second–fourth centuries) /Roelof Van Den Broek -- Conceiving spirits: The mystery of valentinian sex /April D. Deconick -- Sexual intercourse between humans and demons in the islamic tradition /Pierre Lory -- Murmuring secrets: Eroticism and esotericism in medieval Kabbalah /Elliot R. Wolfson -- TaʿAnug: Erotic delights from Kabbalah to hasidism /Moshe Idel -- Complications of Eros: The song of songs in John of Morigny’s Liber Florum Celestis doctrine /Claire Fanger -- Under the mantle of love: The mystical eroticisms of Marsilio Ficino and Giordano Bruno /Wouter J. Hanegraaff -- Revealing analogies: The descriptive and deceptive roles of sexuality and gender in latin alchemy /Lawrence M. Principe -- Probing women and penetrating witchcraft in early modern Europe /Allison P. Coudert -- Sensuous relation with Sophia In christian theosophy /Antoine Faivre -- Deadly dates: Bodies and sex in spiritualist Heavens /Cathy Gutierrez -- Sexual mysticisms in nineteenth century America: John Humphrey Noyes,Thomas Lake Harris, And Alice Bunker Stockham /Arthur Versluis -- Paschal Beverly Randolph and sexual magic /John Patrick Deveney -- The knight of spermatophagy: Penetrating the mysteries of Georges le Clément de Saint-Marcq /Marco Pasi -- The yoga of sex: Tantra, orientalism, and sex magic in the Ordo Templi Orientis /Hugh Urban -- The Theory and practice of sexual magic, exemplified by four magical groups in the early twentieth century /Hans Thomas Hakl -- The roar of awakening: The eros of esalen and the western transmission of tantra /Jeffrey J. Kripal -- List of contributors /W.J. Hanegraaff and J.J. Kripal -- Index of persons /W.J. Hanegraaff and J.J. Kripal -- Index of subjects /W.J. Hanegraaff and J.J. Kripal.
Content:
From rumours about gnostic orgies in antiquity to the explicit erotic symbolism of alchemical texts, from the subtly coded eroticism of medieval kabbalah to the sexual magic practiced by contemporary occultists and countercultural translations of Asian Tantra, the history of Western esotericism is rich in references to the domains of eros and sexuality. This volume, which brings together an impressive array of top-level specialists, is the first to analyze the eroticism of the esoteric without sensationalism or cheap generalizations, but on the basis of expert scholarship and attention to textual and historical detail. While there are few other domains where the imagination may so easily run wild, the various contributions seek to distinguish fact from fiction--only to find that historical realities are sometimes even stranger than the fantasies. In doing so, they reveal the outlines of a largely unknown history spanning more than twenty centuries
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004168732
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004168737
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hidden intercourse Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2008 ISBN 9789004168732
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Esoterik
;
Sexualität
;
Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1163/ej.9789004168732.i-544
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