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Rūmī and the hermeneutics of eroticism /
This is the first systematic examination of the esoteric significance of the bawdy tales and explicit sexual passages present in R?m?'s (d. 1273) ""Mathnaw?, "" a masterpiece of medieval Perso-Islamic mystical literature and theosophic teachings. Using the relevant features...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
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| Colección: | Iran studies ;
v. 2. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is the first systematic examination of the esoteric significance of the bawdy tales and explicit sexual passages present in R?m?'s (d. 1273) ""Mathnaw?, "" a masterpiece of medieval Perso-Islamic mystical literature and theosophic teachings. Using the relevant features of postmodern theories as strategic conceptual tools, and drawing on the recent interpretations of medieval kabbalistic texts, it is a fascinating examination of the link between the dynamics of eroticism and esotericism operative in R?m?'s ""Mathnaw?, "" In some of these bawdy tales, the phallus is used as an esoteric symbol |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047422730 9047422732 |
| ISSN: | 1569-7401 ; |