Meditation und Fabulation: Zu Form und Verfahren in Emmy Henningsʼ Gefängnis-Romanen
Rüdiger Campe
Literarische Exerzitien May 15, 2026 DOI: 10.46500/83536083-007 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that Hennings' prison novels show a close connection between meditation and fabulative narration, and that her works are marked by a tension between the novel form and meditative practices. |
Abstract
Vor dem Hintergrund des Begriffs der spirituellen Uebung seit Antike und Christentum, untersucht der Beitrag den Gebrauch mediatativer Formen und Motive in den Gefaengnis-Romanen von Emmy Hennings. Dabei zeigt sich eine besondere Naehe zum fabulierenden Erzaehlen. Der Beitrag eroertert die fuer Hennings grundlegende Spannung zwischen Romanform und meditativen Verfahren. Against the backdrop of the concept of spiritual exercises in antiquity and the Christian era, this contribution explores the use of forms and motifs of meditation in the novels of incarceration by Emmy Hennings. Particularly important in this context is the affinity between meditation and narrative fabulation. The contribution discusses the tension between the form of the novel and the meditative procedures as it is characteristic for Hennings' works.
Comparable studies
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| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |