The Erotic Life of Racism By Sharon Patricia Holland
2012 | 184 Pages | ISBN: 0822352060 | PDF | 1 MB
A major intervention in the fields of critical race theory, black feminism, and queer theory,The Erotic Life of Racismcontends that theoretical and political analyses of race have largely failed to understand and describe the profound ordinariness of racism and the ways that it operates as a quotidian practice. If racism has an everyday life, how does it remain so powerful and yet mask its very presence? To answer this question, Sharon Patricia Holland moves into the territory of the erotic, understanding racism's practice as constitutive to the practice of racial being and erotic choice.Reemphasizing the black/white binary, Holland reinvigorates critical engagement with race and racism. She argues that only by bringing critical race theory, queer theory, and black feminist thought into conversation with each other can we fully envision the relationship between racism and the personal and political dimensions of our desire.The Erotic Life of Racismprovocatively redirects our attention to a desire no longer independent of racism but rather embedded within it.

The Dying Patient in Psychotherapy: Erotic Transference and Boarding School Syndrome, 2nd edition by Joy Schaverien
English | Apr 28, 2020 | ISBN: 036733867X, 0367338696 | 236 pages | PDF | 7 MB
The Dying Patient in Psychotherapy is a powerful account of love and death within a psychotherapeutic relationship. The narrative traces one man's journey in psychotherapy and that of the analyst who accompanies him.

How To Write Erotic Fiction And Sex Scenes
pdf | 1.2 MB | English | Isbn:‎ 1845285050 | Author: Lister, Ashley | Year: 2013

Desiring the Beautiful: The Erotic-Aesthetic Dimension of Deification in Dionysius the Areopagite and Maximus the Confessor By Filip Ivanovic
2019 | 265 Pages | ISBN: 0813231892 | PDF | 2 MB
Desiring the Beautiful studies the concept of deification, theosis, in two of the most influential early Christian philosopher-theologians, who might be considered as theoretical consolidators of the idea of theosis, and argues that the proper understanding of their central soteriological concept must take into account its dimension of love and beauty. The core of the book consists of six chapters, each dedicated to the three central concepts in two thinkers, and while they can be considered as distinct studies, they are, however, elements which lead to the synoptic vision of the erotic-aesthetic dimension of deification. The three themes have been treated systematically, followed by a synthesis and comparison of convergence and divergence between Dionysus and Maximus. The core of the task stands, of course, in the texts and their interpretation, so the method employed was unavoidably hermeneutical as well. While Dionysius and Maximus are among the most studied Church fathers, the context in which love, beauty and deification relate has not been thoroughly examined so far, and thus Desiring the Beautiful complements existing studies by emphasizing this important aspect of deification as understood by its two chief advocates. Primarily intended for scholars of patristics and Byzantine philosophy, the book can serve as a substantial introduction to the overall thought of Dionysius and Maximus, so it will be of use also to readers interested in late antique and Byzantine studies, early Christian theology, and the relationship between Greek philosophy and Christianity.Review"Ivanovic's masterful delineation of the theological 'heart' of the Dionysian and Maximian writings - love, beauty, deification - shows a deef affinity with and well excercised theological instinct for the overall ethos of Byzantine theology."―Bogdan G. Bucur, Duquesne University"In his carefully thought out and clearly expounded text Filip Ivanovic offers distinguished, judicious, and astonishing perspectives, bridging late antiquity and late modernity. Desiring the Beautiful, with its excellent scholarship, can also serve as a reliable and enjoyable introduction for those who have not yet mined the rich depths of Eastern patristic theology."―Sigurd Bergmann, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim"Filip Ivanovic adds an important voice to the conversation on the intuitive and aesthetical dimensions of the theological enterprises of Maximus and of Dionysius the Areopagite. Erôs, in all its depth and richness as an expression of the creature's deep desire for transcendence and transformation, is certainly crucial to understanding the overall projects of both writers with respect to contemplation, asceticism, liturgical devotion, ethics, and other aspects of their work. Ivanovic offers fresh insight and helps bring the erotic and the aesthetic to the very forefront of the investigation of these two luminaries of early Byzantine theology."―Paul M. Blowers, Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan College"In this fine study, Filip Ivanovic explores central themes in two of the great Christian Neoplatonic thinkers of late antiquity, Dionysius the Areopagite and Maximus the Confessor. Both have a rich and complex vision of the way in which, through love of the beautiful, humankind is drawn into union with God, deification. Ivanovic makes clear, too, their differences, drawing out a fundamental ascetic dimension in Maximus's thought, present only implicitly and inchoately in Dionysius. Ivanovic establishes himself as one of the stars in what appears to be a brilliant constellation of young scholars of early Christian philosophy"―Andrew Louth, Durham UniversityAbout the AuthorFilip Ivanovic is Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies (Podgorica, Montenegro) and author of Symbol and Icon: Dionysius the Areopagite and Iconoclastic Crisis.

Chinese Erotic Art By Michel Beurdeley
pdf | 28.5 MB | English | Isbn:978-0804806954 | Author: Beurdeley, Michel | Year: 1969

Before Sexuality - The Construction of Erotic Experience in the Ancient Greek World
pdf | 19 MB | English | Isbn:B08K3SJ5HG | Author: Froma I. Zeitlin | Year: 2020

Wheels and Curves - Erotic Photographs of the Twenties
pdf | 5.06 MB | English | Isbn:978-3822886601 | Author: HoŸnscheidt, Walter | Year: 1997