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Findings from Monash University Provide New Insights into Anorexia (Simone Weil et les dimensions mystiques de la nourriture).

  • Published In: Mental Health Weekly Digest, 2024. P. 161 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

A new report from Monash University explores the mystical meanings of food in the texts of French philosopher Simone Weil. The study examines Weil's interpretation of food in relation to her context during the Second World War, Judaism, and her body. The research argues that biomedical understandings of behavior, such as anorexia nervosa, are insufficient for understanding Weil's food deprivation, as they neglect the complex and often ambiguous mystical, ethical, and ontological meanings that Weil associates with hunger. The study suggests that food in Weil's texts represents both the degrading subjection of humans to earthly laws and a path to salvation through spiritual transformation. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Mental Health Weekly Digest. 2024/02, p161
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1543-6616
  • Accession Number:175045280
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