Ars symbolica et ars meditandi

The Jesuit theory of the contemplation of material symbols leads away from hermeneutics towards a support system for the pleasurable transmission of virtue, while anxiety about overactive or deficient imaginations led to using concrete, given images as pragmatic support for meditation, for example t...

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Autore principale: De Koninck, Ralph
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Français
Pubblicazione: 2007
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:The Jesuit theory of the contemplation of material symbols leads away from hermeneutics towards a support system for the pleasurable transmission of virtue, while anxiety about overactive or deficient imaginations led to using concrete, given images as pragmatic support for meditation, for example through emblem books.