SVETO RUDOLFA OTTOA I ISLAMSKI MISTICIZAM
THE HOLLY FOR OTTO RUDOLPH AND THE ISLAMIC MYSTICISM

Summary/Abstract: Otto’s understanding of Islam is in line with his concept of numinous experience of the Holy, that is, in line with his interpretation of God in his Biblical, non-rational essence, of the living God, God of anger, love, feelings, God different from every plain worldly mind, whose non rational essence eludes every philosophy and rationalization. Based on his partial insight into the Muslim mystical tradition, Otto was convinced that the Muslim mystical experience, as is the case with most mystical experiences, and Muslim numinous experience meet and imbue each other in many ways. Otto is aware of the fact that most religions have in their traditions both numinous (theistic) and mystical experiences. The Islamic mystical experience, characterized by incommunicability, non-dogmatic discourse and heighten state of religious consciousness appeared to Otto as per exelence numinous experience of the Holy.

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