Miracle in Myth
Nietzsche on Wunder
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3499481 |
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| Authors | Hannah Lyn Venable (0000-0002-5339-212X, University of Mary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1071 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14081071 |
| OpenAlex | W4386030562 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper considers the experience of miracle through the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche. Although he is often considered an anti-religious thinker, I argue that Nietzsche actually puts forth a positive conception of miracle because of its indispensable role in the creation of myth. I walk through Nietzsche's texts to describe his account of miracle (Wunder) and to demonstrate how it reveals a phenomenological perspective on miracle by placing it and rooting it in human life. Despite his rejection of traditional religion, Nietzsche reminds us that miracles are not an anomaly to human experience, but rather they are the way in which humans are able to embrace and affirm life through participation in myth
Art · Epistemology · Literature · Miracle · Mythology · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
| Highly cited | No |
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