Irigaray's Between East and West

Author:
  • CKCleo McNelly Kearns
    Cleo McNelly Kearns

Abstract
This chapter examines philosopher Luce Irigaray's encounter with Eastern yogic practice. It explains that in the yogic tradition there is a strong connection between breath, silence, and speech, while the Western tradition of prayer is often linked with a verbal performance and hence is connected to the problems of logocentrism. It suggests that the focus on breathing in the yogic tradition enables one to have a more profound and intimate experience of the divine.