Mystical Experiences and Mystical Theology in Augustine of Hippo? A Reconsideration of the Sources (conf. 9, an. quant. 33, doctr. chr. 2)
The current article addresses the question concerning Augustine's mysticism from two perspectives: practice and theory. In the Confessiones, Augustine recounts how he reached an experience of God - the 'Ostia-ecstasy', shortly after his baptism. After an extensive state of the art on...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2018]
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Medieval mystical theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 36-59 |
IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
Further subjects: | B
Confessiones
B 'Ostia-ecstasy' B Augustine of Hippo (354-430) B De doctrina christiana B ascent of the soul B De animae quantitate |
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