Balthasar's Theological Aesthetics and Lacanian Psychoanalysis
Convergences between the theological aesthetics of von Balthasar and the thought of Jacques Lacan allow the author to interpret the aesthetic moments of perception and rapture in terms of truth and desire. A study of Lacan's appraisal of Las Meninas demonstrates how the work of art engages the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2004
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Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2004, Volume: 69, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-16 |
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Summary: | Convergences between the theological aesthetics of von Balthasar and the thought of Jacques Lacan allow the author to interpret the aesthetic moments of perception and rapture in terms of truth and desire. A study of Lacan's appraisal of Las Meninas demonstrates how the work of art engages the truth and desire of the subject. In turn, these are presupposed and perfected in the encounter with God's own work of art, Jesus Christ. |
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ISSN: | 1752-4989 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002114000406900101 |