The Darkness of God Negativity in Christian Mysticism
| Author/creator | Turner, Denys Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press |
| Description | 292 p. ill 08.980 x 05.980 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Summary | Annotation For the medieval mystical tradition, the Christian soul meets God in a 'cloud of unknowing', a divine darkness of ignorance. This meeting with God is beyond all knowing and beyond all experiencing. Mysticisms of the modern period, on the contrary, place 'mystical experience' at the centre, and contemporary readers are inclined to misunderstand the medieval tradition in 'experientialist' terms. Denys Turner argues that the distinctiveness and contemporary relevance of medieval mysticism lies precisely in its rejection of 'mystical experience', and locates the mystical firmly within the grasp of the ordinary and the everyday. The argument covers some central authorities in the period from Augustine to John of the Cross. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780521645614 |
| ISBN | 0521645611 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780521645614 |
| Stock number | 00004933 |
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