Union between the body and the soul. Cover Image

Union between the body and the soul.
Union between the body and the soul.

Medieval theology concerning the five senses

Author(s): Anabela Katreničová
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Metaphysics, Theology and Religion, Religion and science
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: Middle – Ages; latin; philosophy; theology; Thomas Ebendorfer; Nicolaus de Dinkelsbuhel; Johannes Roznawiensis Jambor;

Summary/Abstract: The theme of the five senses in the medieval literature is very specific. We recognize the three variations of this subject in the literature of medieval Austria and Slovakia written by three theologians Thomas Ebendorfer de Haselbach, Nicolaus de Dinkelsbuhel and Johannes Roznawiensis Jambor. In their teaching they represent the five senses as the instruments of the soul to know the external world, but also as the gates by which the sins and death enter into the soul. In addition, they divide the senses on the interior and exterior senses to express their function in the body of man. These three men influenced the philosophical and theological ideas of their epoch and created the fascinating system to understand the union between the body and the soul.

  • Issue Year: 4/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 19-26
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English