The Eloquent Blood: The Goddess Babalon and the Construction of Femininities in Western Esotericism
The Eloquent Blood focuses on the changing construction of femininity and feminine sexuality in interpretations of the goddess Babalon. A central deity in Thelema, the religion founded by the notorious British occultist Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), Babalon is based on Crowley's favorable reint...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA- OSO
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism Ser.
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| Further subjects: | B
Goddess religion
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780190065027 |
| Summary: | The Eloquent Blood focuses on the changing construction of femininity and feminine sexuality in interpretations of the goddess Babalon. A central deity in Thelema, the religion founded by the notorious British occultist Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), Babalon is based on Crowley's favorable reinterpretation of the biblical Whore of Babylon, and is associated with liberated female sexuality and the spiritual ideal of passionate union with existence. Combining research on historical and contemporary Western esotericism with feminist and queer theory, the book sheds light on the ways in which esoteric movements and systems of thought have developed over time in relation to political movements. |
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| ISBN: | 0190065044 |