TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bücker, Pilar
A2  - Hisayama, Yuho
A2  - Schwaetzer, Harald
T1  - Nichts anderes als Karfunkel
T1  - Nothing other than a carbuncle
T2  - Internationale Zeitschrift für Kulturkomparatistik Bd. 13 (2025): Atmosphären in der europäischen Geistesgeschichte
N2  - The carbuncle as a Christological symbol of atmosphere in Nicholas of Cusa - with reference to the late antique and medieval gemstone allegory.
In his De non aliud, Nicholas of Cusa applies the carbuncle as a Christological aenigma, which can be understood as an exemplary object of atmosphere due to its dual nature of light substance and mineral substance. The article will show that the meaning of the carbuncle image as the epistemological method is so closely linked to the character and form of thought in De non alud that an examination of the meaning of the carbuncle in its historical allegory contributes to the question of image theory in Cusanus. By that the question is answered to which extent this far-reaching meaning of the carbuncle can shed light on the anagogic dimension of the perception of atmosphere.
KW  - carbuncle
KW  - Nicholas of Cusa
KW  - aenigma
KW  - atmosphere
KW  - history of gemstone allegory
Y1  - 2025
UR  - https://ubt.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/2761
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:385-1-27616
SP  - 11
EP  - 67
ER  -