Niht Enwil Und Niht Enweiz Und Niht Enhât: Eckhart’s Triple Negation and Its History

German Sermon 52 (Pr. 52) is one of Meister Eckhart's most famous. Preached on the first beatitude, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven' (Mt. 5:3), the homily analysis the de-creation of the self by three negations, ‘not willing, not knowing, not having.’ P...

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Main Author: McGinn, Bernard 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2021
In: Medieval mystical theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-112
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
Further subjects:B willing and knowing
B Annihilation
B Quietism
B poverty of spirit
B indistinct union
B Nothing
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