Literary Relevance of Mysticism

Ayushi Sona, Shibani Basu Dubey

2023

Abstract

Mysticism is a term so irresponsibly applied in English Literature that it has become the first duty of those who use it to explain what they mean by it. The Concise Oxford Dictionary (1911), after defining a mystic as “one who believes in spiritual apprehension of truths beyond the understanding” adds, “Whence mysticism.” Whatever maybe the precise force of the remarks in the brackets, it is unquestionably true that mysticism is often used in a semi- contemptuous way to vaguely denote any kind of occultism or spiritualism or any especially curious or fantastic views about God and the universe. My paper aims towards justifying the relevance of mysticism in Literary works throughout the centuries with special focus on the old English Literature.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sona A. and Basu Dubey S. (2023). Literary Relevance of Mysticism. In Proceedings of the 1st Pamir Transboundary Conference for Sustainable Societies - Volume 1: PAMIR; ISBN 978-989-758-687-3, SciTePress, pages 967-970. DOI: 10.5220/0012533200003792

in Bibtex Style

@conference{pamir23,
author={Ayushi Sona and Shibani Basu Dubey},
title={Literary Relevance of Mysticism},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st Pamir Transboundary Conference for Sustainable Societies - Volume 1: PAMIR},
year={2023},
pages={967-970},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012533200003792},
isbn={978-989-758-687-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st Pamir Transboundary Conference for Sustainable Societies - Volume 1: PAMIR
TI - Literary Relevance of Mysticism
SN - 978-989-758-687-3
AU - Sona A.
AU - Basu Dubey S.
PY - 2023
SP - 967
EP - 970
DO - 10.5220/0012533200003792
PB - SciTePress