Before the Gaze Ineffable: Intersubjective Poiesis and the Song of Songs
Drawing from the work of Emmanuel Levinas, Luce Irigaray, and Jean-Luc Marion, this article offers a performative interpretation of the Song of Songs, particularly the wasf sections of the Song. The wasf is an ancient style of poetry whereby each part of a lover's body is described and praised...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2011
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| In: |
Theology & sexuality
Year: 2011, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-160 |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrew Bible
B Irigaray B Levinas B Postmodern B Marion B Song of Songs |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Non-electronic |
| Summary: | Drawing from the work of Emmanuel Levinas, Luce Irigaray, and Jean-Luc Marion, this article offers a performative interpretation of the Song of Songs, particularly the wasf sections of the Song. The wasf is an ancient style of poetry whereby each part of a lover's body is described and praised in turn—often using exotic, extravagant, or even far-fetched metaphors. In my postmodern hermeneutic, I situate myself between the lover and her beloved in order to ignite the philosophical sensibilities inherent before the gaze ineffable. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5170 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/tse.v17i2.139 |
