Patografi och teologisk beröringsskräck i Ann Heberleins Jag vill inte dö, jag vill bara inte leva

• Jag vill inte dö, jag vill bara inte leva ["I don't want to die, I just don't want to live"](2008) by Ann Heberlein, Doctor of Theology, attracted much attention when it was published and is already considered a modern classic. The autobiographical text revolves around a psychiatric diagnosis - bipolar disorder type II - but it also develops several theological and ethical themes. This article examines Heberlein’s text departing from the genre (auto)pathography, and related questions of authenticity, facts and fiction. It is argued that the pathographical reading of the text, which has dominated its reception, tends to overlook the religious aspects of Heberlein’s writing, thus limiting the understanding of the text to a testimony from a pathological individual. By highlighting Jag vill inte dö, jag vill bara inte leva in relation to a Christian tradition of confession, other central religious themes appear, particularly themes related to Christian concepts such as eschatology, "sin" and "grace".

Ämnesord

HUMANIORA  -- Filosofi, etik och religion -- Religionsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion -- Religious Studies (hsv//eng)

HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur -- Litteraturvetenskap (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature -- General Literary Studies (hsv//eng)

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Life Writing

pathography

Christian confession

Medical Humanities

Christian theology

eschatology

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