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Mystics
Michael Kessler (Ed.)
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Description for Mystics
Paperback. "Mystics" presents a collection of previously unpublished essays by prominent scholars that consider both the idea of mystics and mysticism. The contributors offer detailed discussions of a variety of mystics from history, and on mysticism in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Kessler, Michael; Sheppard, Christian. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
When we speak of mystics, we normally think of people who have confessed extraordinary experiences of divine presence. But mysticism can also refer to the ways that people have described and explained such phenomena—ways that challenge our normal modes of thinking and believing. And the study of mystics can show problems inherent to experience and language—how to speak and think about what affects people but lies beyond language or thought.
Mystics presents a collection of previously unpublished essays by prominent scholars that consider both the idea of mystics and mysticism. The contributors offer detailed discussions of a variety of ... Read more
When we speak of mystics, we normally think of people who have confessed extraordinary experiences of divine presence. But mysticism can also refer to the ways that people have described and explained such phenomena—ways that challenge our normal modes of thinking and believing. And the study of mystics can show problems inherent to experience and language—how to speak and think about what affects people but lies beyond language or thought.
Mystics presents a collection of previously unpublished essays by prominent scholars that consider both the idea of mystics and mysticism. The contributors offer detailed discussions of a variety of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Religion and Postmodernism
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226432106
SKU
V9780226432106
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