Mystical Anthropology: Authors from the Low Country
- Hardcover
- New York and London: Routledge, 2017
New York and London: Routledge, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". x, 191pp. Bound in pictorial printed paper over boards, with upper board and spine lettered in white. Mild edgewear to binding, with bumping to extremities and dust soiling to fore-edge. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A nice first printing of this study of mystical anthropology, exploring the most important mystical authors and texts from the Low Countries including: William of Saint-Thierry, Hadewijch, Pseudo-Hadewijch, John of Ruusbroec, Jan van Leeuwen, Hendrik Herp, and the Arnhem Mystical Sermons, part of the Contemporary Theological Explorations in Mysticism series by Routledge.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
The question of the ‘structure’ of the human person is central to many mystical authors in the Christian tradition. This book focuses on the specific anthropology of a series of key authors in the mystical tradition in the medieval and early modern Low Countries. Their view is fundamentally different from the anthropology that has commonly been accepted since the rise of Modernity. This book explores the most important mystical authors and texts from the Low Countries including: William of Saint-Thierry, Hadewijch, Pseudo-Hadewijch, John of Ruusbroec, Jan van Leeuwen, Hendrik Herp, and the Arnhem Mystical Sermons. The most important aspects of mystical anthropology are discussed: the spiritual nature of the soul, the inner-most being of the soul, the faculties, the senses, and crucial metaphors which were used to explain the relationship of God and the human person. Two contributions explicitly connect the anthropology of the mystics to contemporary thought. This book offers a solid and yet accessible overview for those interested in theology, philosophy, history, and medieval literature. (Publisher).
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
The question of the ‘structure’ of the human person is central to many mystical authors in the Christian tradition. This book focuses on the specific anthropology of a series of key authors in the mystical tradition in the medieval and early modern Low Countries. Their view is fundamentally different from the anthropology that has commonly been accepted since the rise of Modernity. This book explores the most important mystical authors and texts from the Low Countries including: William of Saint-Thierry, Hadewijch, Pseudo-Hadewijch, John of Ruusbroec, Jan van Leeuwen, Hendrik Herp, and the Arnhem Mystical Sermons. The most important aspects of mystical anthropology are discussed: the spiritual nature of the soul, the inner-most being of the soul, the faculties, the senses, and crucial metaphors which were used to explain the relationship of God and the human person. Two contributions explicitly connect the anthropology of the mystics to contemporary thought. This book offers a solid and yet accessible overview for those interested in theology, philosophy, history, and medieval literature. (Publisher).
Details
Title
Mystical Anthropology: Authors from the Low Country
Author
Arblaster, John; Faesen, Rob (Eds.)
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Routledge: New York and London
Date
2017
Edition
First Edition