Die Symboltheorie bei Novalis

Kubik, Andreas  Die Symboltheorie bei Novalis. Eine ideengeschichtliche Studie in ästhetischer und theologischer Absicht
2006. XIII, 444 pages. BHTh 135

ISBN 978-3-16-148882-5
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Andreas Kubik

Die Symboltheorie bei Novalis

Eine ideengeschichtliche Studie in ästhetischer und theologischer Absicht

[The Theory of Symbols in Novalis. A Case Study of the History of Thought with an Aesthetic and Theological Perspective.]

Published in German.

Andreas Kubik develops a theological concept of symbols, equally applicable to aesthetics, based on concepts within the philosophy of Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis). Novalis' theory of aesthetic and religious symbolization was established in a constant discourse with Fichte's philosophy. The author describes Fichte's early position and reception of Novalis, examining this against the backdrop of the concepts of symbols in the philosopy of the Enlightenment. From the viewpoint of religious theory, Novalis' concept of symbols does permit a consistent theory of religion which is centered around the religious 'mediator'. Novalis belongs neither to the Catholic Restoration nor to Pietism; rather his theory of religion is much closer to enlightened Protestantism, in particular to Schleiermacher.

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