The Mystical Experience and the Paradoxical Expression
Abstract
In this research, it has been tried to determine and introduce the
relationship between the mystical experience and paradoxical expression. In
the first section the major function of these two categories in language has
been considered. In the other section some significant questions have been
scientifically answered. These questions are:
Is the paradoxical expression the internal characteristic of the mystical
experience?
Can the content of the mystical experience be only conveyed with the
paradoxical expression? Or can it be conveyed with the non-paradoxical
expression?
In order to answer these questions, first, varions viewpoints concerning
these categories have been presented. Then, it is conluded that the language
of the mystics is paradoxical due to their experiences. Hence, the language
reflects the experience correctly. At the end, the last stage of the mystical
language perfection, i. e. the symbolic language, has been considered and
introduced.