An Enquiry into the Mystical Experiences of Julian of Norwich and Epistemic Injustice in Relation to Illness
Reinvention an International Journal of Undergraduate Research October 30, 2026 Maisie Howard
The focus of this paper is the epistemic injustice of automatically not believing someone’s testimony of a mystical experience simply because they had an illness at the time. This can lead to people diminishing the subject’s perceived epistemic credibility as they may be stereotyped as not being able to reason effectively due to their illness. This is epistemic injustice as a subject’s words...