first edition Hard Cover
1981 · New York
by Shannon, William H
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8x5x1. First printing. Small tears to jacket edges. 1981 Hard Cover. vii, 245 pp. In the mystical tradition the "dark," or apophatic way has a long history. It is the way of John of the Cross, of Master Eckhart, of Juliana of Norwich, of the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing, and of Thomas Merton. This dark path of contemplation that Merton followed, wrote about extensively, and considered the focal point of his life is the subject of William H. Shannon's book. (Inventory #: 2342615)