Semester:
Fall
Offered:
2021
This course will examine the history of mystical theology in early and medieval Christianity. Through a close reading of primary texts in translation we will explore the practices through which the mystical life is pursued; the interplay of affirmation (kataphasis) and negation (apophasis) in language and images surrounding mystical reading, prayer, and meditation; varying conceptions of mystical union and annihilation; and the role of gender and what we might call sexuality within texts about the mystical life. Jointly offered in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1448.
Additional Information
Faculty: Amy Hollywood
Semester: Full Spring Term
Time: Wed, 3:00 - 4:59 p.m. ET
HDS 2003