Swedenborg; or, the Mystic
E156410
"Swedenborg; or, the Mystic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines the life, religious visions, and philosophical influence of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swedenborg; or, the Mystic canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1363979 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swedenborg; or, the Mystic Context triple: [Representative Men, hasPart, Swedenborg; or, the Mystic]
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A.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
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B.
Mysteria Gaudiosa
Mysteria Gaudiosa is the Latin term for the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, a set of meditations on key events from the early life of Jesus and Mary in Catholic devotion.
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C.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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D.
Clarel
Clarel is a long, philosophical narrative poem by Herman Melville that explores faith, doubt, and pilgrimage in the Holy Land.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swedenborg; or, the Mystic Target entity description: "Swedenborg; or, the Mystic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines the life, religious visions, and philosophical influence of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
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A.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
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B.
Mysteria Gaudiosa
Mysteria Gaudiosa is the Latin term for the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, a set of meditations on key events from the early life of Jesus and Mary in Catholic devotion.
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C.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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D.
Clarel
Clarel is a long, philosophical narrative poem by Herman Melville that explores faith, doubt, and pilgrimage in the Holy Land.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| about |
Christian theology
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mysticism ⓘ religious experience ⓘ spiritual philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| compares | Swedenborg’s mysticism with other religious traditions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
life of Emanuel Swedenborg
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philosophical influence of Emanuel Swedenborg ⓘ religious visions of Emanuel Swedenborg ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Swedenborg’s influence on religious thought
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Swedenborg’s visions of heaven and hell ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical essay
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Swedenborg; or, the Mystic self-link ⓘ |
| influenced | reception of Emanuel Swedenborg in American letters ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Emanuel Swedenborg ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Representative Men ⓘ |
| portrays | Emanuel Swedenborg as a mystic ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | one of the essays in Representative Men ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swedenborg; or, the Mystic Description of subject: "Swedenborg; or, the Mystic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines the life, religious visions, and philosophical influence of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
Referenced by (4)
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