[edited by] Amy Hollywood, Harvard Divinity School, Patricia Z. Beckman, St. Olaf College.
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
xii, 390 pages :
ساير جزييات
illustrations ;
ابعاد
24 cm.
فروست
عنوان فروست
Cambridge companions to religion.
یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-370) and indexes.
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism is a multi-authored interdisciplinary guide to the study of Christian mysticism, with an emphasis on the third through the seventeenth centuries. This book looks beyond the term 'mysticism', which was an early modern invention, to explore the ways in which the ancient terms 'mystic' and 'mystical' were used in the Christian tradition: what kinds of practices, modes of life and experiences were described as 'mystical'? What understanding of Christianity and of the life of Christian perfection is articulated through mystical interpretations of scripture, mystical contemplation, mystical vision, mystical theology or mystical union? This volume both provides a clear introduction to the Christian mystical life and articulates a bold new approach to the study of mysticism.