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God's Chosen People June 4, 2026 Samuel Lebens
Abstract The Zohar, and the mystical tradition that it helped to establish, are integral parts of the Oral Torah, and yet they seem to be rife with supremacism and racism. This chapter documents this troubling phenomenon and then responds with three considerations: (1) just because we recognize that the mystical tradition is an integral part of the Oral Torah doesn’t mean that we have to accept...
Teosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan Pemikiran Islam June 1, 2026 Abdul Djamil, Akhmad Arif Junaidi
Existing scholarship on Javanese Islamic mysticism tends to portray the Javanese saints (wali) as firm proponents of Sharia who systematically opposed mystical practice. The article challenges that characterization by examining the present and development of mystical tendencies in Javanese Islamic texts from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Drawing on hermeneutic and historical...
Journal of Psychology and Theology June 1, 2026 Gabrielle Taylor
This article offers a clinical-theological response to Bland and Hoard’s Lacanian account of Christian perfectionism. I engage with Earl’s clinical work with patient Lucas for exploring the limits of the Christian filter embedded in his Evangelical Christianity. Drawing on Christian mysticism and Bion’s concept of “O,” I suggest that Evangelical Christianity may be enriched by a greater...
Studia Bobolanum June 1, 2026 Lilin Wu
This article describes St. Paul’s powerful experience on the road to Damascus using thephilosophy of mysticism by Maurice Blondel. While the experience is often simplifiedas a conversion, the study posits that it is more accurately described as a revelation anda prophetic calling. Using Blondel’s non-reductionist approach, which focuses on livedexperience as well as action, this article...
Asiatische Studien – Études Asiatiques May 26, 2026 Nayerehsadat Mirmousa, Roman Seidel
Abstract Rumi’s Masnavi is one of the most profound works of Persian mystical literature, rich in metaphors and allegories, and it conveys spiritual concepts and religious meaning. The metaphor of the way plays a central role in illustrating the spiritual journey toward unity with the divine. This article explores the concept of the way in the Masnavi by analysing conceptual metaphors that...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) May 16, 2026 Haiqing Wan preprint
The proposition of "inexpressible, inexpressible" in Buddhist scriptures has long been misinterpreted by the public and some researchers as irrational mysticism, or dismissed as an evasive rhetorical device to avoid in-depth exploration of doctrinal implications. Taking the boundary of language as the core entry point, this paper attempts to construct an interdisciplinary theoretical framework...
Al-Fahmu: Jurnal Ilmu Al-Qur'an dan Tafsir May 8, 2026 Fani Rahma Sari, Ida Kurnia Shofa, Khoirun Nidhom
This research is motivated by the persistent influence of mysticism in the religious life of the Sundanese community, including beliefs in amulets, magic, and syncretic spiritual practices. It aims to analyze the perspectives of two local Qur’anic exegeses (tafsir), namely “Tafsir Nurul Bajan” and “Tafsir Ayat Suci Lenyepaneun”, on these mystical practices through their interpretation of Q.S....
Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science May 4, 2026 Djalaldinova Malakhat Zuxurdinovna
This paper explores how British and Uzbek prose represent the inner life of the individual and the experience of transcendence. It examines psychological and mystical realism not as isolated literary trends, but as interconnected ways of portraying consciousness, doubt, faith, memory, and spiritual awakening. The study examines how writers guide readers to experience complex mental and...
East European Jewish Affairs May 1, 2026 Yael Levi
ABSTRACT This paper examines the literary prose of the Yiddish poet Debora Vogel (1900–1942) and shows that her modernist poetry was deeply informed by Jewish mystical traditions. Through close analysis of Vogel’s 1935 collection Akatsyes Blien (Acacias Bloom), I show that Vogel’s systematic use of Hebrew-derived terms reveals a deliberate engagement with Jewish mystical concepts. Crucially,...
IIP Series May 1, 2026 Jagari Mukherjee
This paper examines Whereabouts of the Anonymous: Explorations of the Invisible by Rajorshi Patranabis as a distinctive contribution to contemporary Indian writing in English that reconfigures the genre of supernatural memoir. Blending lyrical prose with episodic narration, the text resists sensationalist representations of the paranormal and instead foregrounds an introspective,...