Anna Katharina Emmerich and the Impacts of Catholic Romanticism in 19th-Century Germany

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ID4314545
AuthorsRobson Rodrigues Gomes Filho (0000-0002-9569-904X, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume15
Issue6
Pages709
Publication date2024-06-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel15060709
OpenAlexW4399431326
LanguageEN
References cited8

As a result of a close relationship established between Romanticism and Catholicism in the struggle against modernity in the early 19th century, a significant number of mystical phenomena, especially involving visionary women, spread throughout Europe during the 19th century. The works of Anna Katharina Emmerick stand as one of the earliest and primary influencers in this regard. Her mystical visions were transcribed and published by a romantic intellectual who had converted to Catholicism in that same context: Clemens Brentano. However, despite inspiring various mystical phenomena in the Catholic milieu, Emmerich's visions raised suspicion within the Catholic Church due to the presence of supposed pagan and superstitious elements from Brentano's Romanticism in her descriptions. This suspicion has resulted in ongoing difficulty in advancing her canonization process. In light of this debate, this article discusses the impacts of the union between Romanticism and Catholicism in early 19th-century Germany. It focuses on the case of Anna Katharina Emmerich and Clemens Brentano

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Epistemology · Late 19th century · Literature · Long nineteenth century · Modernity · Mysticism · Romance · Romanticism · Theology · Vision · German Literature and Culture Studies · History · Moravian Church and William Blake · Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel · Philosophy · Religious studies

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