The Erotic, is a concept of a source of power and resources that are available within all humans, which draw on feminine and spiritual approaches to introspection. The erotic was first conceptualized by Audre Lorde in her 1978 essay in Sister Outsider, "Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power".[1] In the essay, Lorde describes the erotic as "the nurturer or nursemaid of our deepest knowledge" and "a lens through which we scrutinize all aspects of our existence".[2] Audre Lorde focuses on the power of the erotic for women, describing how the erotic offers "a well of replenishing and provocative force to the woman who does not fear its revelation, nor succumb to the belief that sensation is enough".[1]
Audre Lorde makes a distinction between the erotic and pornography, stating in the essay that "pornography is a direct denial of the power of the erotic, for it represents the suppression of true feeling. Pornography emphasizes sensation without feeling".[2]
The etymology of the erotic comes from the Greek word eros, which Audre Lorde describes as "the personification of love in all its aspects".[2]
^ abLorde, Audre (1978). "The Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power" (PDF). Sagepub. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
^ abcLorde, Audre. "Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power" (PDF). uk.sagepub. Retrieved 12 Feb 2019.
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