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The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism

by Amy Hollywood, Patricia Z. Beckman

  • Hardback
  • 401 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 2.8 cm

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For scholars and seekers of Christian spirituality

Clarifies complex concepts of Christian mysticism

You will deepen your understanding of mystical practices

The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism offers a deep dive into the rich tradition of Christian mysticism from the third to seventeenth centuries.

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. The book is thematically organized in terms of the central contexts, practices and concepts associated with the mystical life in early, medieval and early modern Christianity. 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.
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Religion, Emotion, Sensation: Affect Theories and TheologiesThe Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism

  • Title

    The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism

  • Author

    Amy Hollywood

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    September 2012

  • Weight

    659g

  • Page Count

    401

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 2.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521863650

  • ISBN-10

    0521863651

  • Eden Code

    4024947

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