The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience. Particularities and Interpretations
KapitolaImaginative contemplation in the 14th century English mysticism
Rok vydání: 2021https://doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P210-9997-2021-3
Abstrakt
In this paper, I focus on imagination in 14th century English mysticism and modern approaches of Richard Rolle’s, Walter Hilton’s, and the unknown author of the Cloud of Unknowing’s concept of imagination. There are several inconsistencies within contemporary approaches to the imagination, affectivity, and bodily metaphors, implying a contradictory appreciation of the three English authors. In this paper, I will discuss criticism of imagination in the mysticism of these three English authors. Moreover, some possible responses will be highlighted.
Klíčová slova
Imagination. Mysticism. 14th century. England.
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