Locating experience in time and place
A look at young adult fiction and spiritual intelligence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21272254 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonie Westenberg (School of Philosophy and Theology, University of Notre Dame Australia, Broadway, Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-169 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-07 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Children s Spirituality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-436X • E-ISSN: 1469-8455 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1364436x.2017.1287680 |
| OpenAlex | W2587357399 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Spiritual intelligence describes self-awareness and intuition, with the development of creative thinking, compassion and connectedness with others. Many researchers point to an awakening and development of spiritual intelligence that is enhanced through exploration of existential questions within the genre of young adult fiction. Such literature absorbs the adolescent reader so that they become transported into the narrative, exploring a sense of self and of others This article discusses the ways in which young adult fiction, including comparison of a novel of older context (An Episode of Sparrows) with contemporary dystopian fiction (The Maze Runner), can foster young adults’ exploration of self-awareness and cultivate the continued development of notions of connectedness, justice and responsibility. It describes current research on the relationship between spiritual intelligence in young adults and the narrative transportation effect of young adult fiction
Aesthetics · Art · Compassion · Dystopia · Epistemology · Existentialism · Literature · Narrative · Social connectedness · Sociology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Themes in Literature Analysis
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An Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narrative
The relationships between dream content and physical health, mood, and self-construal
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |