Archaeology of Spiritual Experience with God in the Christian Middle Ages

Authors

  • Wolfram Bergande Universität der Künste Berlin, Fakultät Gestaltung

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14766/598

Keywords:

Mittelalter, Religion, Theologie, Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Geschlecht, Gender

Abstract

The author compares Bernhard von Clairvaux’s and Hildegard von Bingen’s Christian practices of the so-called “Genießen Gottes,” or the enjoyment or partaking of God, in order to create an archaeology of enjoyment in mysticism from the 12th to the 14th centuries. Her comparison of both clerics is a worthwhile read, is grounded in cultural history, displays a broad knowledge of media studies, and is accessible to philosophers, historians, sociologists of religion, and theologians.

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Published

2008-03-04

Issue

No. 24 (2008): Geschichte II

Section

Schwerpunkt

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Copyright (c) 2008 Wolfram Bergande

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