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The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism

2012-09-17 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2012-09-17
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism by : Amy Hollywood

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism written by Amy Hollywood. This book was released on 2012-09-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism is a multi-authored interdisciplinary guide to the study of Christian mysticism, with an emphasis on the 3rd through the 17th centuries. Written by leading authorities and younger scholars from a range of disciplines, the volume both provides a clear introduction to the Christian mystical life and articulates a bold new approach to the study of mysticism.

The Cambridge Handbook of Western Mysticism and Esotericism

2016-04-18 Political Science
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Release : 2016-04-18
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of Western Mysticism and Esotericism by : Glenn Alexander Magee

Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Western Mysticism and Esotericism written by Glenn Alexander Magee. This book was released on 2016-04-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mysticism and esotericism are two intimately related strands of the Western tradition. Despite their close connections, however, scholars tend to treat them separately. Whereas the study of Western mysticism enjoys a long and established history, Western esotericism is a young field. The Cambridge Handbook of Western Mysticism and Esotericism examines both of these traditions together. The volume demonstrates that the roots of esotericism almost always lead back to mystical traditions, while the work of mystics was bound up with esoteric or occult preoccupations. It also shows why mysticism and esotericism must be examined together if either is to be understood fully. Including contributions by leading scholars, this volume features essays on such topics as alchemy, astrology, magic, Neoplatonism, Kabbalism, Renaissance Hermetism, Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, numerology, Christian theosophy, spiritualism, and much more. This Handbook serves as both a capstone of contemporary scholarship and a cornerstone of future research.

Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism

1995-11-16 Body, Mind & Spirit
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Release : 1995-11-16
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
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Book Synopsis Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism by : Grace Jantzen

Download or read book Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism written by Grace Jantzen. This book was released on 1995-11-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the western Christian tradition, the mystic was seen as having direct access to God, and therefore great authority. In this study, Dr Jantzen discusses how men of power defined and controlled who should count as a mystic, and thus who would have power: women were pointedly excluded. This makes her book of special interest to those in gender studies and medieval history. Its main argument, however, is philosophical. Because the mystical has gone through many social constructions, the modern philosophical assumption that mysticism is essentially about intense subjective experiences is misguided. This view is historically inaccurate, and perpetuates the same gendered struggle for authority which characterises the history of western christendom. This book is the first on the subject to take issues of gender seriously, and to use these as a point of entry for a deconstructive approach to Christian mysticism.

The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements

2012-08-30 Religion
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Release : 2012-08-30
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements by : Olav Hammer

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements written by Olav Hammer. This book was released on 2012-08-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the key features of new religions, such as Scientology, the Moonies and Jihadist movements, from a systematic, comparative perspective.

The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology

2008-05-22 Religion
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Release : 2008-05-22
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology by : Tim Winter

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology written by Tim Winter. This book was released on 2008-05-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of critical reflections on the evolution and major themes of pre-modern Muslim theology begins with the revelation of the Koran, and extends to the beginnings of modernity in the eighteenth century. The significance of Islamic theology reflects the immense importance of Islam in the history of monotheism, to which it has brought a unique approach and style, and a range of solutions which are of abiding interest. Devoting especial attention to questions of rationality, scriptural fidelity, and the construction of 'orthodoxy', this volume introduces key Muslim theories of revelation, creation, ethics, scriptural interpretation, law, mysticism, and eschatology. Throughout the treatment is firmly set in the historical, social and political context in which Islam's distinctive understanding of God evolved. Despite its importance, Islamic theology has been neglected in recent scholarship, and this book provides a unique, scholarly but accessible introduction.

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