Marguerite Porete, Annihilation and Trauma

Can a theology of annihilation, a radically apophatic theology, speak productively to the experience of trauma? In a 2012 study, Susan Shooter argues that The Mirror of Simple Souls, a late thirteenth century text by Marguerite Porete, offers ‘a theological mirror’ for the spiritual journey of survi...

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Главный автор: Foulcher, Jane (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2023
В: Studies in spirituality
Год: 2022, Том: 32, Страницы: 87-109
Индексация IxTheo:CB Христианская жизнь
KAE Высокое средневековье
NBC Бог
ZD Психология
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Итог:Can a theology of annihilation, a radically apophatic theology, speak productively to the experience of trauma? In a 2012 study, Susan Shooter argues that The Mirror of Simple Souls, a late thirteenth century text by Marguerite Porete, offers ‘a theological mirror’ for the spiritual journey of survivors of abuse. In this paper I raise and explore some problematic consequences of Shooter’s application of this theology arguing that Marguerite’s apophatic theology offers an equivocal picture for the victim of trauma, and a poor, if not dangerous, mirror for any journey toward healing.
ISSN:0926-6453
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Studies in spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2143/SIS.32.0.3292454