Abstract This article seeks to resituate critical discussions about logic in the Old French Grail romances and Thomas Malory’s Tale of Sankgreal . Where previous scholarship has emphasised mystical elements narratives suggest alternate meanings for itself, this reads miracles as structuring devices that reflect classical theories dialectic demonstrative argumentation. Through examining one exam...

This article aims to analyze religious and mystical elements contained in Putin’s public statements by referring selected examples characteristic of contemporary Russian identity politics. In order demonstrate the importance threads speeches, we chose five specific cases. The analysis these indicates that motifs language are an attempt at self-creation for purpose domestic policy. We claim this...

Abstract The Legendary ‘The Lives of the Saints’ became a medieval bestseller soon after it was composed in early 15th century. This success due to its simple, standardised language and theological programme aimed at promoting collectively lived spiritality. However, different concepts holiness or narrative elements such as exorbitantly cruel martyrdoms, ascetic isolations mystical excess chall...

in spite of the fact that paradox as an unknown literary device has largely been ignored, it has been a source of amazement and, consequently, aesthetic joy due to deviation from norm, ambiguity, the saliency of meaning, and laconism. one of the subtle points receiving little attention in arabic literature, especially in nahjol balaghah, is the study of paradoxical elements. the most significan...

The article considers whether, and how, current scientific studies of consciousness might benefit from insights of mystical traditions. Although considerable effort has been expanded towards introducing mysticism into mainstream cognitive science, the topic is still controversial, not least because of the multifariousness of meaning associated with the term (from “illogical thinking” through “v...