Georges Bataille and the Mysticism of Sin

by Peter Tracey Connor and Professor Peter Tracey Connor

Book Overview

When Sartre referred to Georges Bataille as a new mystic, he meant the label as an insult. Sartre considered mysticism to be a less rigorous mode of inquiry than philosophy--especially dangerous where the writings of mystics adapt philosophical terminology for different purposes. In Georges Bataille and the Mysticism of Sin, Peter Connor argues that literary scholars, eager to represent Bataille as a philosopher or as an early deconstructionist,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801877350
• ISBN13: 9780801877353
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher