Mística e antimística

Cadernos Ultramares seeks to present Brazilian culture and thought in a qualified way, through volumes bringing together important essays by renowned authors in different areas of knowledge. In the essay presented in this volume, reflecting on the relationship between mysticism and literary criticism, Eduardo Guerreiro B. Losso, considered to be one of the most prominent researchers on the history of Gnosticism and the history of mysticism currently active in Brazil, presents an instigating review of Brazilian symbolism and of a "delirious tradition" present in Brazilian culture.