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Sorrowism and Mysticism in the Poetry of Mahadevi Verma in the Perspective of Feminine Consciousness

RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary April 15, 2026 Ramesh Bai Meena

In the Chhayavadi era of Hindi literature, mysticism emerged as a major poetic tendency, the influence of which is reflected in the works of almost all the prominent poets of the period. However, the nature of mysticism in the poetry of Mahadevi Verma is expressed in a distinctive, profound, and highly refined manner. In her poetry, the spiritual relationship established between the individual...

Malāmat and the Ethics of Invisibility: Mysticism, Poetic Witnessing, and Moral Critique in Late Modernity

Religions April 14, 2026 Mahmut Esat Harmancı, Meriç Harmancı

This article reconceptualizes malāmat not as a marginal Sufi discipline but as a distinct ethical paradigm that redefines the relationship between selfhood, action, and moral legitimacy. Situating the discussion within late-modern conditions shaped by technological mediation, algorithmic evaluation, and regimes of visibility, it argues that ethical value has increasingly been externalized...

Jung and Sufi Mysticism: A Dialogue with Hazrat Inayat Khan

Psychological Perspectives April 3, 2026 K. Jironet

This essay offers a creative and psychologically grounded dialogue between Carl Gustav Jung and Hazrat Inayat Khan, the early 20th-century Indian Sufi mystic and musician who brought Chishti Sufi mysticism to the West. While Jung is well known for engaging Christianity, Gnosticism, and Eastern religions, Islam—particularly its mystical dimension—has remained underexplored in Jungian psychology....

Fritz Mauthner’s agnostic mysticism: the problem of rationality

Manuscript March 25, 2026 Yulia Grigoryevna Matushanskaya

The research aims to identify the attitude toward rationality in Fritz Mauthner’s agnostic mysticism. The article examines the problem of the boundaries of rationality in Mauthner’s works within the context of 19th-20th-century philosophical thought. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that it is the first to analyze Fritz Mauthner’s agnostic mysticism as a distinct direction...

God in Nature, God in Christ, God in Religions: Bede Griffiths’s Mysticism, and Its Ambiguities

Religions March 22, 2026 Tibor Görföl

Bede Griffiths is considered one of the pioneers of interfaith theology. He sought to establish a profound connection between different religious traditions at a time when even Christian ecumenism was still in its infancy. His spirituality, nourished by monastic sources, and his mystical teachings devoted an unusually high degree of attention to the problem of nature. According to his own...

Existence and Motifs of Mysticism in the Short Story Collection Hilang dalam Dekapan Semeru by RJL 5-Fajar Aditya

Jurnal Pembelajaran Bahasa dan Sastra March 17, 2026 Herson Kadir, Zilfa Achmad Bagtayan, Fikrin Ilolu

Mysticism is a teaching or belief that states the existence of a supreme reality that cannot be reached by human reason and can only be obtained through direct spiritual experience. This research was conducted by describing: 1) the existence of mysticism in the short story collection Hilang dalam Emkapan Semeru by RJL5-Fajar Aditya; 2) the motif of mysticism in the short story collection Hilang...

Comparative Mysticism: Tamil Bhakti Saints and Global Mystical Traditions

Poornaprajna International Journal of Philosophy & Languages March 10, 2026 Ramanathan Srinivasan, P. S. Aithal 1 citation

Purpose: One of the greatest mystical traditions of the world is the Tamil Bhakti literature. It is literature of devotion focused on inner realization and the unitive experience with the Divine. For instance, this paper presents a comparative study of some Tamil Bhakti saints, primarily the Nāyaṉmār and Āḻvārs, and the global mystical traditions of the Indian subcontinent Sufi, Christian...

Zeitgeist: A Spirited Exchange about Mysticism and AI-Generated Images (and more) with ChatGPT

The Wabash Center Journal on Teaching February 26, 2026 Jesse D. Mann

This essay explores the intersection of medieval Christian mysticism and AI-generated imagery, reflecting on a six-week online course taught in summer 2024 at Drew University. A student’s experiments with AI-generated images of texts by Pseudo-Dionysius, Bernard of Clairvaux, Jan Ruusbroec, and Catherine of Genoa prompted reflection on pedagogy, ethics, and the representation of spiritual...

Islamic Art and Architecture: Iran's Constellation of Wisdom from Zoroastrian Fire to Shi'i Metaphysics through Illuminationism, Philosophy, and Mysticism

Open Mind February 19, 2026 Seyed Morteza Moossavi preprint

ABSTRACT This article explores the profound continuity and transformation of Iranian art as a medium of metaphysical vision. Beginning with Zoroastrian fire symbolism and its emphasis on cosmic illumination, Iranian art evolved through successive cultural encounters, preserving ancient motifs while integrating new philosophical and spiritual frameworks. Persian painting, as Basil Gray observed,...

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18743166 (opens in new tab) Mysticism Metaphysics Zoroastrianism Sufism +12