Hadewijch z Antwerpii o przyjemności w doświadczeniu mistycznym

• Authors: Magdalena Płotka

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Hadewijch of Antwerp on Pleasure in Mystical Experience

Abstracts

EN

The subject of the article is the concept of pleasure in mystical experience in an account of Hadewijch of Antwerp (ca. 1200–1260). Hadewijch is a representative of the medieval women's mysticism, which is also called affective or experiential mysticism. Her spiritual reflections are not of a theoretical nature, her legacy is rather in line with the understanding of mysticism as cognitio Dei expermentalis, experimental knowledge of God through a living, concrete experience. Hence, Hadewijch focused on the experiential aspect of mystical experience, especially on the desire for God and the dialectic of pleasure and suffering. She emphasized – referring to the authority of Richard of St. Victor - that love is not an area of sweetness, delight and pleasure. Rather, love is an area of suffering and pain, but on the path of spiritual development this suffering can be experienced as pleasure. The article consists of three parts: in the first one we will present Hadewijch of Antwerp, the environment in which she created and her literary legacy. The second part will be devoted to presenting the Brautmystik mysticism (i.e. bridal mysticism), to which she belonged. Moreover, we will indicate the most characteristic aspects of her concept of mystical experience. In the third part of the article we will discuss the concept of pleasure in the mystical experience of Hadewijch of Antwerp. In particular, we will present theological and philosophical reasons for the relationship between suffering and pleasure, and explain how suffering and desire catalyze spiritual development.

Keywords

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Hadewijch of Antwerp; mystical experience; pleasure; women’s mysticism

• Publisher: Naukowe Towarzystwo Tomistyczne
• Journal: Rocznik Tomistyczny
• Year: 2024
• Issue: 13
• Pages: 179-191

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

author

Magdalena Płotka

• Wydział Filozofii Chrześcijańskiej, Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie

• https://orcid.org/0000000269932178

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5281/zenodo.14544845

Biblioteka Nauki

56820003