In the 12th-century, islands, caves, and forests became settings for extraordinary narratives of the beyond. The protagonists physically occupy the spaces of paradise and purgatory in non-visionary ways, have otherworldly, eschatological experiences, and return to the world unscathed. This work examines narratological interpretations of this epistemological conundrum from diachronic, discourse historical, and cultural studies perspectives.

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Katja Weidner, Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg.