The Nature of Love in the Work of Leonard Cohen

This essay deals with the nature of love in the work of Leonard Cohen and its relation to Kabbalah, Zen Buddhism, Christian mysticism, and the alchemical wedding coniunctio oppositorum. Love is seen as pulsating between agape, the unconditional love of G-d and humanity, and eros, the insatiable desi...

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Main Author: Jiří Měsíc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Popular Romance Studies
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Online Access:https://www.jprstudies.org/2018/10/the-nature-of-love-in-the-work-of-leonard-cohenby-jiri-mesic/