EMINESCU - THE THINKER ”ELATED WITH GOD”
EMINESCU - THE THINKER ”ELATED WITH GOD”
Author(s): Gabriela PohoațăContributor(s): Mihaela Mocanu (Translator)
Subject(s): Cultural history, Romanian Literature, 19th Century, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: God; the Absolute; Longing; Sacrality; Religiosity; Faith;
Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the research of Eminescu's relationship with God, as it emerges from his work. We do not envisage a mystical approach of Eminescu’s work, because Eminescu was not a mystical thinker. On the other hand, Eminescu does not conceptualize God like Aristotle or Spinoza as the Romanian thinker refers to the Christian God, to the divine Trinity, invoking him and dedicating verses either to the Gentle Nazarene or worshipping the Mother of God. Undoubtedly, from this perspective, for Eminescu, God is the Creator, he is transcendent, but he is also immanent, because he is a permanent Presence in human innerness. The two aspects of Eminescu's relation to divinity are not contradictory, but complementary. This is because in Eminescu's thought reason is harmoniously combined with faith. Thus, the path towards divinity, chosen by the Romanian thinker, regardless of his ways of expression, is the philosophical-theological path, that of self-knowledge, which synergistically combines knowledge, faith and self-awareness.
Journal: Euromentor Journal - Studies about education
- Issue Year: XIII/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 7-17
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English