But none of this has any relation to the metaphysics of sex. In the modern era and above all in our own day, studies of the problem of the sexes from anthropological, biological, sociological, eugenic, and psychoanalytic points of view have multiplied endemically in fact, a neologism, sexology, has been created to label research of this kind. After him, we can only cite Weininger and, to a certain extent, Berdyaev and Klages. After mentioning Plato and leaving aside certain hints found in mystical writings of the Renaissance-and also ignoring the theories of Boehme and some heterodox mystics influenced by him, up to and including Franz von Baader-only with Schopenhauer do we find a precursor. There has been little precedence for this kind of research.
The metaphysics of sex will therefore be the study of what from an absolute point of view is signified by the sexes and their interaction. The first is commonly employed in philosophy, where metaphysics is understood as the search for first principles and fundamental meanings. Review Quotes Invokes the rich sexual symbolism of religious myths and mysteries throughout history, from the I Ching to the Kabbalah, to illustrate the redemptive power of the sexual act.- Los Angeles Times About the Author Evola was one of the foremost authorities on the worlds esoteric traditions.The term metaphysics in the title of this book needs to be defined, for it will be used here with two distinct meanings. This in-depth study explores the sexual rites of sacred traditions, and shows how religion, mysticism, folklore, and mythology all contain erotic forms in which the deep potentialities of human beings are recognized. Julius Evola sheds new light on the mystical and spiritual expression of sexual love. Book Synopsis A comprehensive work on the metaphysical aspects of sexuality.
About the Book A comprehensive work on the metaphysical aspects of sexuality.
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