IMC 2026: Sessions
Session 1129: Mystics and Time, II: Liturgical Time
Wednesday 8 July 2026, 11:15-12:45
| Sponsor: | Mystical Theology Network |
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| Organisers: | John Arblaster, Ruusbroecgenootschap, Universiteit Antwerpen Hannah Victoria Johnson, Centre de Linguistique en Sorbonne, Sorbonne Université, Paris |
| Moderator/Chair: | Justine Trombley, Department of History, Durham University |
| Paper 1129-a | Time, Space, and Revelation in the Visiones cuiusdam virginis (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Liturgy, Theology |
| Paper 1129-b | The Liturgical Mysticism of The Temple of Our Soul (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Liturgy, Theology |
| Paper 1129-c | Seeing the Sacrament in Guillaume de Deguileville's Ego Sum Alpha et O (Language: English) Index terms: Monasticism, Theology |
| Paper 1129-d | 'Nothing Is More Precious Than Time': Temporal Experience and Contemplative Wellbeing in Late Medieval England (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Religious Life, Theology |
| Abstract | The Mystical Theology Network has organised four sessions on the theme of “Mystics and Time”. In this second session the focus will be on Liturgical Time. The first paper will analyse the impact of time and space on the mode and content of revelations described within the Visiones cuiusdam virginis. The second paper will explore some of the key themes in the latter text (printed in Antwerp in 1543), such as the soul as sacred space, the mystical core of liturgical feasts, and the connection between personal experience and liturgical praxis. The third paper will argue that the way in witnessing the Passion pushes the devotee beyond temporal constraints as draws them into a contemplative encounter. It will draw particularly on Hugh of St Victor's thinking on meditation. |