Name: Ars Erotica
SKU: 53518436
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Author: Shusterman, Richard
ISBN: 9780521181204

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Author

Richard Shusterman

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

436

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6x19.6x2.3 cm

Weight

0.63

ISBN13

9780521181204

Synopsis "Ars Erotica"

The term ars erotica refers to the styles and techniques of lovemaking with the honorific title of art. But in what sense are these practices artistic and how do they contribute to the aesthetics and ethics of self-cultivation in the art of living? In this book, Richard Shusterman offers a critical, comparative analysis of the erotic theories proposed by the most influential premodern cultural traditions that shaped our contemporary world. Beginning with ancient Greece, whose god of desiring love gave eroticism its name, Shusterman examines the Judaeo-Christian biblical tradition and the classical erotic theories of Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and Japanese cultures, before concluding with medieval and Renaissance Europe. His exploration of their errors and insights shows how we could improve the quality of life and love today. By using the engine of eros to cultivate qualities of sensitivity, grace, skill, and self-mastery, we can reimagine a richer, more positive vision of sex education.

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