Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian Mystical Tradition.
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Peter Tyler
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London
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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(296 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
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An Explanation and Acknowledgements; Introduction : A Change of Aspect?; PART ONE; What is Mystical Anyway?; Saying and Showing: A Wittgensteinian Methodology; PART TWO; The Origins of the Theologia Mystica: Dionysius the Areopagite; The Medieval Flowering of the Theologia Mystica; The Emergence of the Spanish School : Mystical Theology as 'Recollection'; PART THREE; Teresa of Avila's Mystical Strategies; Wittgenstein and the Return to the Mystical; Conclusion A Concluding Unscientific Postscript: A 'Life Question' or 'Empty Chatter'?; Bibliography; Index.
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The most recent mystical theology scholarship - a discipline that has found new energy and influence. This is examined through the lens of Wittgenstein's philosophy.