Kontemplacja — charakterystyka pojęcia w pismach polskich mistyków
Contemplation — Characteristics of the Concept in the Writings of Polish Mystics

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to characterize the concept of contemplation as proposed by Polish mystics living between the 14th and 20th centuries. The research material is the Anthology of polish mysticism edited by Marian Zawada OCD, the first volume of which includes texts by men and the second by women. All fragments containing the analyzed concept were excerpted from the material in order to determine the contexts in which Polish mystics use the word. The study focused on sentences in the form of definitions. The research has been enriched with references to the definition of contemplation that exists in the current Catholic Encyclopedia, as well as the one found in dictionaries of the Polish language. The study showed the richness of theological content and the beauty of language contained in the texts of Polish mystics. The message recorded by those expe- riencing contemplation greatly expands the knowledge gleaned from dictionaries alone. The analysis proved that Polish mystics were very educated and well-read — their reflec- tions do not differ from the texts of the great theologians and mystics of other countries, and as much as possible deserve to be included in contemporary theological works.

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