The Discovery of Anxiousness
Overview & Synopsis
Are anxiety or dread negative stages before freedom, a confrontation with humans' own mortality and finitude? Joana Serrado inaugurates anxiousness as a category of mystical knowledge in this innovative historical and philosophical study. Based on the life and mystical writings of Joana de Jesus, a Cistercian nun, intellectual disciple of Teresa of Avila, this study shows the cultural embeddedness of anxiousness: a feeling akin to the Portuguese term »saudade« (yearning, Sehnsucht). A mystical project that reshapes feminist principles of autonomy, agency and desire.
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Document Information
| Document Title | The Discovery of Anxiousness |
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| Author / Organization | Serrado, Joana |
| Subject & Discipline | Philosophy |
| Categories | Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Publication Year | 2024 |
| License / Rights | Open Access / Creative Commons |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
OAPEN Library
(www.oapen.org)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-23006 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on www.oapen.org » |