Catherine of Siena's Teaching on Self-Knowledge*
One of Catherine of Siena's principal teachings is self-knowledge, i.e., knowledge of oneself and knowledge of God. Catherine adapted the Christian spiritual tradition on the subject and presented it anew using a number of ingenious images such as a well, a cell within a cell, a peaceful sea, a...
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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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2007
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New blackfriars
Year: 2007, Volume: 88, Issue: 1018, Pages: 637-648 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Mysticism B Self-knowledge B Catherine of Siena |
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| Summary: | One of Catherine of Siena's principal teachings is self-knowledge, i.e., knowledge of oneself and knowledge of God. Catherine adapted the Christian spiritual tradition on the subject and presented it anew using a number of ingenious images such as a well, a cell within a cell, a peaceful sea, a mirror. So important was self-knowledge in her life and teaching that she came to regard it as virtually prayer itself. |
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| ISSN: | 1741-2005 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New blackfriars
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2005.2006.00130.x |