Mysticism and Materialism in the Wake of German Idealism

Mysticism and Materialism in the Wake of German Idealism

by W. Ezekiel Goggin and Sean Hannan
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 31/03/2022

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This book argues that the rediscovery of mystical theology in nineteenth-century Germany not only helped inspire idealism and romanticism, but also planted the seeds of their overcoming by way of critical materialism. Thanks in part to the Neoplatonic turn in the works of J. G. Fichte, as well as the enthusiasm of mining engineer Franz X. von Baader, mystical themes gained a critical currency, and mystical texts returned to circulation. This reawakening of the mystical tradition influenced romantic and idealist thinkers such as Novalis and Hegel, and also shaped later critical interventions by Marx, Benjamin, and Bataille. Rather than rehearsing well-known connections to Swedenborg or Böhme, this study goes back further to the works of Meister Eckhart, Nicholas of Cusa, Catherine of Siena, and Angela of Foligno. The book offers a new perspective on the reception of mystical self-interrogation in nineteenth-century German thought and will appeal to scholars of philosophy, history, theology, and religious studies.

ISBN:
9781000555820
9781000555820
Category:
Mysticism
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
31-03-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis

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