Creatività e immaginario destituente in Giovanna d'Arco

This paper examines the various functions of the imaginary starting from the case of Jeanne d’Arc. Assuming Castoriadis’ conception that the imaginary, in its ultimate and radical dimension, is the place of creation, I will explore in the lived experience of young Jeanette the alternation of what Margaret Boden distinguishes as three peculiar forms of creativity (combinational, explorative and transformative). In the first part, we will identify in Jeanne’s attachment to the religious and political tradition of her people the enactment of reproductive-combinatorial functions of the imaginary, while in the second part, we will seek to demonstrate how her voices and visions imply the creation of a new imaginary reality.