Even-Ezra Ecstasy in the Classroom

Trance, Self, and the Academic Profession in Medieval Paris
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-0-8232-8194-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten

Reihe: Fordham Series in Medieval Studies

Ecstasy in the Classroom analyzes the early thirteenth century theological discourse about Paul’s rapture and other modes of cognizing God. It reconstructs the perceptions of transformation and self they imply, and demonstrate their role in establishing the peculiar professional identity of scholastic theologians compared with other seers of God.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Even-Ezra, Ayelet

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Mittelalterliche & Scholastische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

As its title suggests, this book does three things: (1) It describes the discourse about Paul’s trance and other modes of cognizing God through key questions raised by early thirteenth-century theologians; (2) It discusses the perceptions of the self implied by this discourse; (3) It suggests these questions resonate concerns of theologians regarding the nature of their academic profession. Each chapter, therefore, has accordingly three titles.

Introduction / 1
1 Why was Paul ignorant of his own state, and how do various
modes of cognizing God differ? / 23
The experiencing self and the observing self
Theology among other modes of cognizing God

2 How could Paul remember his rapture? / 59
Memory and the continuity of the self
Theology between experience and words

3 Can a soul see God or itself without intermediaries? / 81
The self as distinct from its habits and actions
Theology between experience and observation

4 Does true faith rely on anything external? / 111
The self as an ultimate source of authority
Theology between internal and external authority

5 What happens to old modes of cognition when new ones are
introduced during trance and other transitions? / 135
The self and its ability to manipulate parts of it during transitions
Theology between reasoned knowledge and simple faith

6 Can knowledge qua knowledge be a virtue? / 158
The self in society
Theology between theory and practice

Summary and Epilogue / 189

Appendix / 199

Acknowledgments / 205

Notes / 207

Bibliography / 265

Index / 291

Über Autor(innen)

Even-Ezra Ayelet:
Ayelet Even-Ezra is Assistant Professor of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She studies Europe’s medieval scholastic culture of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.Ayelet Even-Ezra is Assistant Professor of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She studies Europe’s medieval scholastic culture of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.