Peers The Mystics of Spain

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-486-16473-1
Verlag: Apa Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 191 g

During the sixteenth century - the golden age of Spanish mysticism - Roman Catholicism produced a thoroughly orthodox form of mysticism, a type of meditation that lay at the core of religious beliefs and was practiced to raise spiritual consciousness. In this authoritative book, a leading specialist in the field presents a comprehensive, ground-breaking study of the works and personalities of fifteen mystical authors. A brief exploration of the period serves as a background to extracts from the authors' writings.Included are Juan de ?vila and his 'Letter to a religious, urging him to the perfect love of God', St. Teresa of Jesus and her 'An exclamation of the soul to God', and St. John of the Cross, represented in part by his best-known work, 'Dark Night of the Soul.' The text also contains 'A contemplation to obtain love' by St. Ignatius of Loyola, as well as the meditations of Alonso de Orozco, Luis de Granada, Diego de Estella, Luis de Len, and Pedro Maln de Chaide, among others. A list of books is provided for those who wish to make this anthology a starting point for further study.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peers, E. Allison