Mystical Literature for the Modern Reader: Responses to a Dilemma and Pragmatic Suggestions for the Teaching of Mysticism Today : With a Focus on Mechtild of Magdeburg
This study probes two critical questions regarding medieval mysticism. First, how do we build bridges from the twenty-first century to those stunning religious visionary texts, and second, closely related, how do we help our present student generation gain a comprehension and appreciation of mystica...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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Studies in spirituality
Year: 2018, Volume: 28, Pages: 145-167 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CD Christianity and Culture FB Theological education KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | This study probes two critical questions regarding medieval mysticism. First, how do we build bridges from the twenty-first century to those stunning religious visionary texts, and second, closely related, how do we help our present student generation gain a comprehension and appreciation of mystical literature? Primarily, approaching those revelations as literary creations mirroring experiences with the transcendental and divine, allows us to recognize them as powerful expressions of a different kind offering significant epistemological insights even, if not especially today. |
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| ISSN: | 0926-6453 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/SIS.28.0.3285329 |