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PHIL313 Mystery and Mysticism

Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2008
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Optional
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12 cp in Philosophy, or 6 cp in Philosophy and 6 cp in Studies in Religion, or 6 cp in Philosophy and 12 cp in Women and Gender Studies, or 6 cp in Philosophy and 12 cp in Sociology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions PHIL 413; PHRW 213; PHWG 313
Notes None
Combined Units PHIL413 - Mystery and Mysticism
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Unit Description

This unit examines concepts of embodiment, transcendence and immanence in mystical discourses in the light of Late Middle Ages and post-modern readings of the via negativa, the idea that one can 'know' the divine only through negative rather than positive attribution. Topics to be covered will include human love as an analogy of divine love, mystical experience and sexuality, and silence as a form of discursive practice.

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Mandatory
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Recommended Material
Optional
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Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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