ISBN-13: 9781618115492 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 336 str.
ISBN-13: 9781618115492 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 336 str.
Tangle of Matter & Ghost: Leonard Cohen's Post-Secular Songbook of Mysticism(s) Jewish & beyond analyzes the lyrical poetry of Leonard Cohen through a post-secular lens. The volume fuses sophisticated theory and popular culture with critical analysis that is lacking in most of the rock n' roll biographies about Leonard Cohen. How does this mystical maestro's songbook emerge to illuminate questions of meaning making in a post-secular context when correlated with thinkers like Charles Taylor, Edward S. Casey, Jurgen Habermas, Slavoj Zizek, Jeffrey Kripal and Harold Bloom along with others. Cohen's mysticism is also analyzed in relationship to Kabbalah, Hasidism and Rinzai Buddhism. Tangle of Matter & Ghost presents a unique inter-disciplinary approach to Jewish philosophy and literary studies with wide appeal for diverse audiences and readership.
Tangle of Matter & Ghost: Leonard Cohen’s Post-Secular Songbook of Mysticism(s) Jewish &
Beyond analyzes the lyrical poetry of Leonard Cohen through a post-secular lens. The volume fuses
sophisticated theory and popular culture with critical analysis that is lacking in most of the rock
n’ roll biographies about Leonard Cohen. How does this mystical maestro’s songbook emerge to
illuminate questions of meaning making in a post-secular context when correlated with thinkers
like Charles Taylor, Edward S. Casey, Jurgen Habermas, Slavoj Žižek, Jeff rey Kripal and Harold
Bloom along with others. Cohen’s mysticism is also analyzed in relationship to Kabbalah, Hasidism
and Rinzai Buddhism. Tangle of Matter & Ghost presents a unique inter-disciplinary approach to
Jewish philosophy and literary studies with wide appeal for diverse audiences and readership.