Rumi and the hermeneutics of eroticism

Tourage, Mahdi.

Rumi and the hermeneutics of eroticism [electronic resource] / by Mahdi Tourage. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007. - xii, 260 p. : ill. - Iran studies, v. 2 1569-7401 ; . - Iran studies ; v. 2. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-242) and index.

The Bawdy tales of the Mathnawi in the context of Persian mystical poetry -- The nexus between esotericism and eroticism -- Phallocentric esotericism in the tale of the slave girl who satisfied her sexual urges with her mistress's donkey -- The phallus and the subject -- The hermeneutics of eroticism -- Visions of esoteric secrets in two miniature paintings of the Mathnawi's Bawdy tales.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Jalal al-Din Rumi, Maulana, 1207-1273. Masnavi.
Jalal al-Din Rumi, Maulana, 1207-1273 --Criticism and interpretation.


Sex in literature.
Eroticism in literature.


Electronic books.

PK6481.M9 / T68 2007

891/.5511