El símbolo del laberinto en «Las moradas del castillo interior», de santa Teresa de Jesús
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Hernando Morata, Isabel
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Journal article
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Spanish; Castilian
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text (article)
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2016
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Hipogrifo: Revista de Literatura y Cultura del Siglo de Oro ISSN 2328-1308 Vol. 4, Nº. 2, 2016, pags. 31-41
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The castle of Las moradas, by santa Teresa, has attracted the attention of scholars, who have tried to guess its sources. Also some artists have been interested on it and have made graphical representations. This article analyses the mystical castle of santa Teresa as a labyrinth, a symbol with different meanings, specially in occidental culture. This allegorical building presents some of the most important characteristics of the labyrinths, specifically those ones with a only path: the significance of the centre, the difficulty of the access to it and the transformation of the walker -in this case, the human soul- until the achievement of his goal, the union with God.