La disparition de l’extase mystique (fin xvie-xviie siècle)
ARTICOLI / 11 / Clement Duyck / The Disappearance of Mystical Ecstasy (from late 16th to late 17th century) This paper aims at shining a light on some of the theoretical processes...
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Saints in Ecstasy. Discord and Meaning in Roman Images of Visionaries ca. 1590-1620
CONTRIBUTI / 3 / Thomas Santa Maria / This paper examines paintings of «saints in ecstasy» which were commissioned, executed, and displayed in Rome between ca. 1590 and 1620. I read these...
Ecstasy in Classic Christian Mysticism
ARTICOLI / 8 / Bernard McGinn / Ecstasy (literally, ‘standing outside’), that is, the sense of being outside or beyond the ordinary modes of consciousness, seems to be a universal trait of...
Nell’occhio del gatto. L’oculus catti tra Alberto Magno e Marsilio Ficino
ARTICOLI / 9 / Stéphane Toussaint / In the cat’s eye. The oculus catti between Albert the Great and Marsilio Ficino The article examines the origins of the image of the cat’s...
La liberté de la volonté dans la vision béatifique. Suárez critique d’Ockham
CONTRIBUTI / 2 / Valentin Brakeman / The freedom of the will in the beatific vision. Suárez’s critique of Ockham The beatific vision is the clear and supernatural contemplation of God’s essence....
