The Poetics of Silence in the Spiritual Canticle of St John of the Cross
St John of the Cross knows very well that language is insufficient to discuss mystical experience and so suggests the inexpressible experience at the summit of the soul by letting his words fall silent so that they do not destroy the sacredness of the mystery of this union. In the Canticle, therefor...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
[2017]
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Concilium
Year: 2017, Issue: 5, Pages: 35-47 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Juan, de la Cruz 1542-1591, Cántico espiritual
/ Experience of God
/ Silence
/ Poetics
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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RELIGIOUS mysteries
B Sacredness B CADENCES (Music theory) |