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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.
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 Boehme, 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.
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