Into the dark night and back: the mystical writings of Jean-Joseph Surin
"The French mystic Jean-Joseph Surin (1600-65) was the chief exorcist during the infamous demonic possession in Loudun in 1634-37. During the exorcism, a demon entered Surin's own soul, and the exorcist became demoniac. He spent the following eighteen years of his life mute and paralyzed....
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2019]
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Jesuit studies (volume 19)
Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Jesuit studies
volume 19 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Surin, Jean-Joseph 1600-1665
/ Mysticism
/ Mystical experience
/ Mystical theology
/ Mysticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | RA Practical theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Mysticism
History
17th century
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| Summary: | "The French mystic Jean-Joseph Surin (1600-65) was the chief exorcist during the infamous demonic possession in Loudun in 1634-37. During the exorcism, a demon entered Surin's own soul, and the exorcist became demoniac. He spent the following eighteen years of his life mute and paralyzed. All the while his troubled mind conversed with God, and he composed hymns and poems that tried to comprehend his agony. Surin left detailed descriptions of the dramatic events that shaped his life and fascinated his fellow Jesuits. But Surin was also an author of spiritual texts, a spiritual director of souls, a poet, and a prolific correspondent. This volume is the first to offer English readers a comprehensive selection of Surin's mystical writings." (Verlagsinformation) |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis |
| ISBN: | 9004387641 |