Rūmī and the hermeneutics of eroticism / by Mahdi Tourage.

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Tourage, Mahdi [author.]

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TextSeries: Iran studies ; v. 2.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007Description: 1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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9789047422730
9047422732

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rūmī and the hermeneutics of eroticism.DDC classification:

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Contents:

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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Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index.

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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.

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