?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Blending+the+Erotic+and+the+Divine+in+Mystical+Literature&rft.creator=Evola%2C+Vito&rft.subject=Neuropsychology&rft.subject=Semantics&rft.subject=Sociobiology&rft.subject=Psycholinguistics&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.subject=Comparative+Linguistics&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.subject=Historical+Linguistics&rft.description=THE+BEGINNINGS+OF+SYMBOLIC-RELIGIOUS+COGNITION+-+%0A%0ACognitive+Archeology+and+Cognitive+Fluidity%3A+About+30%2C000+years+ago+(70%2C000+years+after+the+fossil+records+of+the+anatomically+modern+human)%2C+religious+thought+and+symbolic+conceptual+activity+arose+from+the+capacity+of+integrating+specific-domain+a+process+called+%22cognitive+fluidity%22+(Mithen+1996).++%0A%0AMetaphor%2C+Anthropomorphism+and+Cognitive+Science%3A+Metaphor+is+a+basic+mental+capacity+by+which+people+understand+themselves+and+the+world+around+them+through+conceptual+mappings+of+knowledge+between+mental+spaces%2C+using+everyday+knowledge+to+reason+about+more+abstract+concepts.++Of+all+the+templates+for+supernatural+concepts%2C+the+ones+that+seriously+matter+to+people+are+invariably+person-like%2C+because+people+are+the+most+complex+type+of+object+that+people+know+(Boyer+2001).++%0A%0AWHY+GOD+AS+AN+EROTIC+LOVER%3F++-+%0A%0ADiffusion+and+elaboration+of+religious+memes%3A+To+reason+about+the+ties+between+divine+and+human%2C+man+looks+at+his+repertoire+of+human+relationships%2C+and+the+more+significant+ones+are+used+to+explain+and+speak+of+re-ligio.+There+are+many+metaphors+used+to+represent+the+relationship+between+the+divinity+and+the+devotee+(father%2Fchild%2C+doctor%2Fpatient%2C+teacher%2Fpupil%2C+etc.)+The+most+significant+relationship+chosen+by+the+mystic+in+terms+of+balance+is+Lover-Beloved.++%0A%0ABlending+between+God+and+Lover%3A+The+idealized+conceptual+models+of+the+Divinity%2Fbeloved+and+of+a+devotee%2Flover+began+to+blend+through+composition%2C+completion+and+elaboration.+The+concept+of+human+love+relationship+of+these+ancient+cultures+probably+needs+to+be+re-evaluated+by+modern+students+if+it+had+become+such+an+entrenched+concept+to+be+used+as+a+source+for+a+cognitive+input+space.++%0A%0ABLENDING+THE+EROTIC+AND+THE+RELIGIOUS++-+%0A%0AExamples+of+erotic+religious+texts+and+emergent+structure%3A+Sir+hassirim%2C+or+Song+of+Songs+(Judeo-Christian)%3B+Jayadeva%E2%80%99s+Gita+Govinda+(Hindu)%3B+Rumi%E2%80%99s+Mathanawi+(Islam).+Strongly+erotic+in+content%2C+these+are+part+of+the+canons+of+the+respective+religious+traditions%2C+and+so+have+deeply+influenced+subsequent+elaboration+of+the+erotic+symbolism+The+lover+(the+faithful)+and+the+Beloved+(the+Divinity)+are+usually+on+a+par%2C+and+the+domination+of+one+is+hardly+ever+present.+Poetic+descriptions+include+psychological+states+of+jealousy%2C+passion%2C+separation+and+reunion%2C+and+ultimate+union.+The+time+of+reunion+is+spring+and+the+place+is+nature.+What+emerges+is+a+relationship+that+not+only+unilaterally+satisfies+the+material+and+spiritual+needs+of+the+religious+person%2C+but+is+reciprocal.+In+other+words%2C+the+needs+of+both+parties+are+fulfilled+(devotee%3A+food%2C+explanations%3B+god%3A+praise%2C+sacrifice).+Moreover%2C+due+to+the+blend%2C+an+emotional+need+is+also+fulfilled.+The+dignity+of+the+woman+is+finding+her+place+in+society%2C+like+the+devotee+finds+his%2Fher+place+in+his%2Fher+creator%E2%80%99s+creation%2C+and+so+their+relationship+must+be+lived+in+the+same+natural+setting.+Because+of+the+fusion+between+counterpart+input+spaces%2C+there+is+a+completion+that+humanizes+the+divinity+so+it+becomes+a+he%2C+the+Man%2C+motivated+by+the+dominating+role.+However+the+elaboration+of+the+blend+tends+to+eliminate+any+domination+in+the+relationship%2C+as+the+needs+of+both+sides+are+equal%2C+and+only+when+they+are+united+do+they+feel+completely+realized.+Their+place+is+in+nature%2C+at+%0Ait%E2%80%99s+most+energetic+and+vibrant+moment+of+springtime+(ideally+the+time+of+life)%2C+and+the+time+is+eternal.++&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Conference+Poster&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2446%2F1%2Fevola_portsmouth_presentation.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2446%2F2%2Fposter_portsmouth.pdf&rft.identifier=++Evola%2C+Vito++(2004)+Blending+the+Erotic+and+the+Divine+in+Mystical+Literature.++%5BConference+Poster%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2446%2F