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Research paper thumbnail of Methodical Madness: The "Psychotic" and the "Spiritual" in the Development of Western Religious Hermeneutics

A discussion of states of "divine madness" can be usefully placed within the context of the evolu... more A discussion of states of "divine madness" can be usefully placed within the context of the evolution of Western sacred hermeneutics. Both Western religion and science lack the cognitive models and language to describe the difference between "psychosis" and "spiritual state" in a nuanced way, just as Western culture fails to support those experiencing these states with a viable cognitive language. The possibility for such a language was left behind when Western Christianity, in abandoning its Middle Eastern roots, emphasized univalence and consistency in the language of faith and exiled language that expressed multivalence and diversity. The framework for multivalence in language still exists in the form of Jewish and Islamic mystical hermeneutical styles, which can be usefully placed in dialogue with the models of post-modern inquiry.

Research paper thumbnail of Methodical Madness: The "Psychotic" and the "Spiritual" in the Development of Western Religious Hermeneutics

A discussion of states of "divine madness" can be usefully placed within the context of the evolu... more A discussion of states of "divine madness" can be usefully placed within the context of the evolution of Western sacred hermeneutics. Both Western religion and science lack the cognitive models and language to describe the difference between "psychosis" and "spiritual state" in a nuanced way, just as Western culture fails to support those experiencing these states with a viable cognitive language. The possibility for such a language was left behind when Western Christianity, in abandoning its Middle Eastern roots, emphasized univalence and consistency in the language of faith and exiled language that expressed multivalence and diversity. The framework for multivalence in language still exists in the form of Jewish and Islamic mystical hermeneutical styles, which can be usefully placed in dialogue with the models of post-modern inquiry.

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