Mystical knowledge: anthropology and language
The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience January 1, 2021 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.5817/cz.muni.p210-9997-2021-1
Summary
The mystical experience involves more than just personal feelings; it creates a need for understanding and sharing those experiences. This leads to two forms of communication: written language, which has unique and creative aspects, and anthropological language, which reflects the transformation and lifestyle changes of the individual experiencing the mysticism.
Study at a glance
| Key finding | The mystical experience is communicated through both written language and anthropological language, reflecting personal transformation. |
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Abstract
The mystical experience is not something reducible simply to the private experience sphere. The force of the Mystery that is revealed in the subject opens up to the need to understand and communicate that experience. This helps us to perceive the levels inherent to the mystical experience until it transforms into communication. And so, we speak of two ways of language linked to the mystical experience: written language, with its peculiarities and creative connotations, and anthropological language, communicable through the experienced transformation and the way of life of the subject.