Rūmī and the hermeneutics of eroticism /
Tourage, Mahdi,
Rūmī and the hermeneutics of eroticism / by Mahdi Tourage. - 1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations - Iran studies, v. 2 1569-7401 ; . - Iran studies ; v. 2. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index.
The Bawdy tales of the Mathnawī in the context of Persian mystical poetry -- The nexus between esotericism and eroticism -- Phallocentric esotericism in the tale of the slave girl who satisfied her sexual urges with her mistress's donkey -- The phallus and the subject -- The hermeneutics of eroticism -- Visions of esoteric secrets in two miniature paintings of the Mathnawī's Bawdy tales.
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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.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9789047422730 (electronic bk.) 9047422732 (electronic bk.) (hardback ; alk. paper) (hardback ; alk. paper)
10.1163/ej.9789004163539.i-260 doi
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273. Mas̲navī.
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273 --Criticism and interpretation.
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273
Djalāl al-Dīn Rūmī.
Mas̲navī (Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana)
Sex in literature.
Eroticism in literature.
Sexualité dans la littérature.
Érotisme dans la littérature.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--General.
Eroticism in literature.
Sex in literature.
Erotik
Erotik.
Esoterik.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PK6481.M9 / T68 2007eb
891/.5511
Rūmī and the hermeneutics of eroticism / by Mahdi Tourage. - 1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations - Iran studies, v. 2 1569-7401 ; . - Iran studies ; v. 2. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index.
The Bawdy tales of the Mathnawī in the context of Persian mystical poetry -- The nexus between esotericism and eroticism -- Phallocentric esotericism in the tale of the slave girl who satisfied her sexual urges with her mistress's donkey -- The phallus and the subject -- The hermeneutics of eroticism -- Visions of esoteric secrets in two miniature paintings of the Mathnawī's Bawdy tales.
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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.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9789047422730 (electronic bk.) 9047422732 (electronic bk.) (hardback ; alk. paper) (hardback ; alk. paper)
10.1163/ej.9789004163539.i-260 doi
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273. Mas̲navī.
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273 --Criticism and interpretation.
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273
Djalāl al-Dīn Rūmī.
Mas̲navī (Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana)
Sex in literature.
Eroticism in literature.
Sexualité dans la littérature.
Érotisme dans la littérature.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--General.
Eroticism in literature.
Sex in literature.
Erotik
Erotik.
Esoterik.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PK6481.M9 / T68 2007eb
891/.5511