{"product_id":"9780141195568","title":"Eroticism","description":"Author: Bataille, George\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141195568\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 20 Jul 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn influential exploration of sex and its surrounding taboos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA philosopher, essayist, novelist, pornographer and fervent Catholic who came to regard the brothels of Paris as his true 'churches', Georges Bataille ranks among the boldest and most disturbing of twentieth-century thinkers. In this influential study he links the underlying sexual basis of religion to death, offering a dazzling array of insights into incest, prostitution, marriage, murder, sadism, sacrifice and violence, as well as including comments on Freud, Sade and Saint Theresa. Everywhere, \u003ci\u003eEroticism\u003c\/i\u003e argues, sex is surrounded by taboos, which we must continually transgress in order to overcome the sense of isolation that faces us all.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48144989356190,"sku":"UBD-9780141195568","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141195568.jpg?v=1786877891","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141195568","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}