Mystical Eroticism in Bataille, Miller, and Ikkyu

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Main Author:	Bowman, Luke
Language:	English
Published:	University of Dayton / OhioLINK 2013
Subjects:	Comparative Literature Eroticism Mysticism Bataille Miller Ikkyu Zen
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1366386886

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-dayton13663868862021-08-03T05:22:27Z Mystical Eroticism in Bataille, Miller, and Ikkyu Bowman, Luke Comparative Literature Eroticism Mysticism Bataille Miller Ikkyu Zen This thesis uses Zen concepts to explore the similarities between erotic and mystical experience as represented by Georges Bataille’s Story of the Eye and The Impossible, Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer, and Ikkyu’s poetry. It argues that the moments of absolute erotic dissolution described literally or metaphorically within these texts signal authentic mystical awakenings. Mystical and erotic experiences push the individual beyond rational considerations, toward an absolute consciousness: a realization of impermanence, a sense of death, a feeling of oneness, and attention to the now. This work challenges the notion that mystical experience demands spiritual or moral purity. 2013-05-23 English text University of Dayton / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1366386886 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1366386886 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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Mystical Eroticism in Bataille, Miller, and Ikkyu

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