Visionary and Contemplative Practice in the Medieval World

Dear Colleagues,

The past few decades have seen important developments in research on visions and visionaries, and on contemplation and contemplatives, in the Middle Ages both inside and outside of Europe. This Special Issue seeks to develop established as well as new connections between medieval visionary practice and medieval contemplative practice. While both focus on interior perception and reception of the divine, they present quite different modes of individual agency, and different relationships to other forms of spiritual practice such as reading, prayer, meditation, liturgy, etc. How might we better understand medieval religious culture and spirituality by better mapping the relationship between visionary and contemplative practice? How does this relationship vary chronologically and geographically? Scholars working on medieval sources in a wide range of humanities fields are invited to submit abstracts that consider these questions in religions including but not limited to Christianity, across the medieval world, defined broadly.

We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400-600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the Guest Editors (Laura.Miles@uib.no and katherine.zieman@univ-poitiers.fr) or to the Religions editorial office (religions@mdpi.com). Abstracts will be reviewed by the Guest Editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review.

Time schedule:

• Abstract submission deadline: 15 August 2022
• Notification of abstract acceptance: 1 September 2022
• Full manuscript deadline: 1 March 2023

Prof. Dr. Laura Saetveit Miles
Dr. Katherine Zieman
Guest Editors

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