COMPLIT 114 / / HDS 3802 – Mysticism and Literature
Semester: Fall
Offered: 2024
Instructor: Luis Giron Negron
Meeting Time: W 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Examines trends, issues and debates in the comparative study of mystical literature. Close readings of primary works by Jewish, Christian and Muslim authors from the Middle Ages through the 16th century. Topics include poetry and mysticism; allegory, symbolism and Scripture; body and gender; apophasis vs cataphasis; exemplarity and autobiographism; language and experience. Also examines creative engagement of pre-modern mystical literature in selected works by modern authors and literary theorists.
Offered jointly with Harvard Divinity School as HDS 3802
For more details please visit the Harvard Course Catalog.