In Praise of the Whip
A Cultural History of Arousal
$67.19
- Hardcover
528 pages
- Release Date
25 July 2007
Summary
The emotional and sensual, religious and erotic excitement of the whip, a crucial instrument of stimulation in devotional and sexual practices, as seen in religious, literary, and medical texts and images.In Praise of the Whip: A Cultural History of Arousal is a new history of voluntary flagellation in Europe, from its invention in medieval religious devotion to its use in the modern pornographic imagination. Working with a wide range of religious, literary, and medical texts and images, N…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781890951658 |
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| ISBN-10: | 189095165X |
| Author: | Niklaus Largier, Graham Harman |
| Publisher: | Zone Books |
| Imprint: | Zone Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 July 2007 |
| Weight: | 930g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 38mm |
| Series: | In Praise of the Whip |
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Critics Review
… In Praise of the Whip remains an intelligent and thoughtful work that shows great understanding of the role of flagellation in religious and sexual contexts. This is a work that escapes from narrow and often prurient readings of flagellatoruy processes that have often dominated academic writing on the subject.
* Times Higher Education Supplement *The history of arousal that Largier offers is thus very near the heart of the history of being human, that is, the history of being creatures who are both profoundly embodied and inextricably caught up in imagining ourselves capable of transcending mere matter through giving meaning to what we do.
* Slate *About The Author
Niklaus Largier
Niklaus Largier is Professor of German Literature and Director of the Religious Studies program at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Zeit, Zeitlichkeit, Ewigkeit and Diogenes der Kyniker. He is also the editor of the selected writings of Meister Eckhart.
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