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Book SynopsisMysticism, Connor argues, lies at the heart of Bataille's double identity as an intellectual and as a kind of anarchic prophet.
Trade ReviewThis book will contribute to the study of ethics by opening up a new field of writing, Bataille's mystical writings, for study. Virginia Quarterly Review Peter Tracey Connor's Georges Bataille and the Mysticism of Sin is three books in one: a sure-footed analysis of Bataille's notion of 'inner experience' and its distinction from experiences of mystical transport, an equally astute appraisal of a central conception of language, morality, and politics for contemporary critical thought, and a vivid implied history of the reasons why literary theory is practiced and resisted today... an elegant and concise book... indispensable for a wide range of scholars in the fields of religious studies, French studies, and art history. -- Ulrich Baer MLN Georges Bataille and the Mysticism of Sin does a commendable job of demonstrating the extent to which Bataille's Sadean corpus remains indebted to Christian mystics such as Meister Eckert and Jakob Boehme. -- Richard Wolin Bookforum 2004 A careful study of Bataillean 'inner experience' and a sensitive anaylsis of the ways in which the ecstatic experiences Bataille describes inflect the author's style, his political engagements, and his ethical convictions. -- Milo Sweedler French Review 2005
