CONGRESS CANCELED Questioning Mysticism
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This session seeks to mine the depths and significations of mysticism, particularly in light of recent theoretical models: to what extent does the body and the eye inform the mystic? To what extent does mysticism defy and subdue the body? To what extent can mysticism serve as a backdoor for power and resistance, inasmuch as it allows the individual to work both within and outside of accepted structures of power? How does mysticism subvert or conform to existing epistemologies and ontologies? Co-spondered by Ibero-medievalist Association of North America (IMANA) and the Association of Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (ASPHS) Erik Alder
CONGRESS CANCELED Questioning Mysticism
Schneider 1275
This session seeks to mine the depths and significations of mysticism, particularly in light of recent theoretical models: to what extent does the body and the eye inform the mystic? To what extent does mysticism defy and subdue the body? To what extent can mysticism serve as a backdoor for power and resistance, inasmuch as it allows the individual to work both within and outside of accepted structures of power? How does mysticism subvert or conform to existing epistemologies and ontologies? Co-spondered by Ibero-medievalist Association of North America (IMANA) and the Association of Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (ASPHS) Erik Alder