{"product_id":"the-poisoned-embrace-a-brief-history-of-sexual-pessimism-paperback","title":"The Poisoned Embrace: A Brief History of Sexual Pessimism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Osborne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Poisoned Embrace\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative investigation into the history of sexual pessimism as it has evolved in Western theology throughout the ages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since the days of the Early Fathers, sex and death have formed a theological equation known as sexual pessimism. This aversion to the carnal, and its consequent elevation of the virginal and the chaste, springs not from Christianity, but from Gnosticism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Osborne examines the art, mythologies, and traditions of Christendom, and distinguishes thematic archetypes: the Virgin, the Witch, the Leper, the Noble Savage, the Jew, the Oriental, the Androgyne, and Don Juan. He traces our now-glorified ideal of sexual passion back to the Troubadours and Northern Mystics, and explores how the Passion of the Cross relates the ideas of sublime passion and therapeutic energy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence Osborne\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Forgiven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of a Small Player\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHunters in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, and six books of nonfiction. His short story \"Volcano\" was selected for the \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories 2012\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, New York Times Book Review, Forbes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's, \u003c\/i\u003e and several other publications. He lives in Bangkok.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.72 x 4.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42585342705760,"sku":"9780679754145","price":29.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/VmhKb2JndVhUMFJMTXlIbXZXZ1l4QT09.webp?v=1771016040","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-poisoned-embrace-a-brief-history-of-sexual-pessimism-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}