Roads of Excess, Palaces of Wisdom
Subtitle: Eroticism and Reflexivity in the Study of Mysticism
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: December 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780226453781
Subjects: Sex & sexuality; Religion; Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality; Comparative Religion; Mysticism; Religion / Mysticism; Human Sexuality; 20th century; History; Homosexuality; Religious aspects; Sex; Study and teaching
First sentence: Although my body was asleep, resting almost anesthetized on its back, not unlike a corpse, consciousness was lucid and clear, fully awake.