Renaissance, by Javier Moreno: A transcultural humanism of Eleusinian passions
Abstract
This article presents an analysis of the book of poems Renacimiento by the Spanish writer Javier Moreno (published by Icaria, 2009). It aims at showcasing a poetics that, though deeply rooted in the reality of the 21st century, still navigates time and space with the goal of creating an analogy with the ancient orphic rituals of rebirth from Eleusis. Based on the idea of a current transcultural humanism, this reading emphasizes, amongst others, the philosophical, geopolitical or technological connections between mythic times and our present. Ultimately, Renacimiento offers a poetic proposal that reactivates ancient Eleusian mythologies in our current digital and sociocultural scenario. This is one in which, according to the French philosopher Michel Maffesoli, “mysticism and technology are perpetually reunified”
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