Jean-Joseph Surin et le Royaume intérieur. La construction d’un groupement volontaire spirituel

In the seventeenth century, mysticism reached its apogee while it was condemned by the institution at the same time. For theological and social reasons, it had to cope with Catholicism before it was suppressed at the end of the century. This situation, which generated forms of radical protest or com...

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Main Author: Sophie Houdard
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Groupe de Recherches Interdisciplinaires sur l'Histoire du Littéraire 2020-05-01
Series:Les Dossiers du GRIHL
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/dossiersgrihl/7857
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Summary:In the seventeenth century, mysticism reached its apogee while it was condemned by the institution at the same time. For theological and social reasons, it had to cope with Catholicism before it was suppressed at the end of the century. This situation, which generated forms of radical protest or compromise, weighed heavy on the networking of those who were called "mystics". Following the paradigmatic case of the Jesuit Jean-Joseph Surin, and using the vocabulary of religious sociology, we show how was constructed a "voluntary spiritual group" whose protest remained within the limits of obedience.
ISSN:1958-9247