Eroticism in the “holy scriptures” and polite interpretation, the search for a hermeneutics of coverup

Abstract

This article proposes an analysis based on the reflections of South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han and Roland Barthes. In today's positive society, the veiled becomes uncovered, the smooth and polished are marks of contemporaneity that seduces, brings them closer, to euphorize them. The subject arouses taste and sensations of pleasure, without detachment, mysticism is not possible. Demystification makes everything transform into something pleasant and consumable, softening beauty by removing its veil, reducing eroticism and converting it into mere appreciation instead of aura. The purpose of this writing is to reflect on how concealment also eroticizes the writing, the sacred intentionally obfuscates the "Holy Scriptures" with metaphors and figures of speech, the revelation makes it without mysteries, mystiques and surprises. For this study we will use the works of Byung-Chul Han and Roland Barthes, specifically their book the pleasure of the text.