Techne and mysticism: courting psychosis?

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Hourigan, Daniel. 2010. "Techne and mysticism: courting psychosis?" International Journal of Zizek Studies. 4 (4), pp. 1-20.

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Article Title	Techne and mysticism: courting psychosis?
ERA Journal ID	34656
Article Category	Article
Author	Hourigan, Daniel
Journal Title	International Journal of Zizek Studies
Journal Citation	4 (4), pp. 1-20
Number of Pages	20
Year	2010
Place of Publication	Leeds, United Kingdom
ISSN	1751-8229
Abstract	The article discusses the transition of the constitution of psycho-social authority towards mysticism and psychosis, the two poles of perversion which serves as the universal form of social relation. It tackles the insights of theorist Slavoj Zizek on the Lady concept of courtly love's medieval tradition by psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan. It states that Zizek believes on the inhuman nature of the Lady which can be any kind of purified sprituality. It tells that the shift involves the change in the radical Otherness model in which the Lady serves as the automaton imposing demands on the subject. It says that the subjects' obedience to the drives of the jouisseur, the perverse authority, drives them closer to the obstacles resisting their demand for satisfaction.
Keywords	techne (philosophy); mysticism; psychology; psychoses; courtly love; Jacques Lacan 1901-1981; Slavoj Zizek, 1949-; social power; social influence
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	500301. Aesthetics
	441005. Social theory
	500311. Philosophical psychology (incl. moral psychology and philosophy of action)
Public Notes	Copyright 2010 IJZS. IJZS is an open access journal. Its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
Byline Affiliations	Griffith University
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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