The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience
January 1, 2021
Magda Kučerková
1 citation
The paper examines the connection between the heart and deification in Christian thought, presenting the heart as an inner space where God meets humans in intimate unification. Deification, as described by Christian mystics, involves the deepest unification with God and transformation through God's love. The work offers a brief guide to the theological concept of deification and explores historical and biblical views of the heart, interpreting the heart as an inner image and center, including the exchange of hearts, within the context of written mystical experience.
The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience
January 1, 2021
Monika Šavelová
The paper examines the figurative language used in the mystical writings of Angela of Foligno, analyzing her narration through literary interpretation. It identifies key features and characteristics of her storytelling, while also comparing her work to other Christian mystics such as Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Ávila, and John of the Cross. The analysis highlights the distinctiveness of Angela's expression within the broader tradition of Christian mystical literature.
The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience
January 1, 2021
Andrea Raušerová
Mystical experience is inherently ineffable, as demonstrated through an analysis of works by various authors, with a focus on the late writings of Czech novelist and poet Julius Zeyer. The paper examines common mystical phenomena such as stigma, levitation, the appearance of light, and religious anorexia, and explores how these appear in Zeyer's works "Christine the Miraculous" and "The Three Memoirs of Vít Choráz." The analysis centers on how the main characters' mystical experiences and accompanying behaviors reflect the ineffable nature of such encounters.
The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience
January 1, 2021
Zuzana Civáňová, Monika Brezováková
St. Laura Montoya y Upegui (Mother Laura), a Colombian Catholic mystic, described her lifelong mystical experience with God through distinctive inner images, particularly in her autobiography *History of the Mercies of God in a Soul*. This analysis examines those images and their aesthetic narrative qualities, showing how they form a richer understanding of both her mystical experience and her written work.
The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience
January 1, 2021
Mónica Tierraseca
The paper examines the mysticism of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint (1862–1944), focusing on her religious experiences and existential search through contact with divine entities. While the identities of these figures remain unclear, they show familiarity with Christian beliefs. The authors analyze af Klint's notebooks, especially one from 1919–1920 titled Flowers, Mosses, and Lichens, to explore her Christian, metaphysical, and anthroposophical message through its symbolic content.
The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience
January 1, 2021
Silvia Rybárová
Silence, in the work of French author Sylvie Germain, is both a sign of God's discreet presence and a human act of humility and patience, according to an analysis of her essay Acte de silence (2011). The article argues that silence is necessary for mystical experience and examines a passage from her novel L'Enfant Méduse (1991) to illustrate how this understanding shapes her poetics of the transcendent, a feature that continues in her later novels.
The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience
January 1, 2021
Francisco Sancho
Mystical experience cannot be reduced to a private, internal event. The revelation of Mystery within a person compels understanding and communication, revealing layers that transform the experience into something shared. This generates two forms of language: written language, with its creative and distinctive features, and anthropological language, expressed through the subject's transformed way of life.