The Appeal of German Mysticism to Religious Dissenters in Sixteenth-Century Germany: Mystical Books and the Life Stories of Their Readers
This essay discusses the relationship between the reception of mystical texts and the life stories of their readers: What circumstances motivated individuals or groups to seek out mystical literature? How did these texts impact their readers’ future life trajectories? Well-researched examples are fo...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2020]
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Medieval mystical theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-122 |
IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance |
Further subjects: | B
Christoph Besold
B Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt B Mystic reception and biography B Wilhelm Listemann B Calmness B Johannes Tauler |
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