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Christian mysticism : an introduction to contemporary theoretical approaches / Louise Nelstrop, Kevin Magill, and Bradley B. Onishi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nelstrop, Louise.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mysticism.
- Philosophy and religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book introduces students to Christian mysticism and modern critical responses to it. Christianity has a rich tradition of mystical theology that first emerged in the writings of the early church fathers, and flourished during the Middle Ages. Today Christian mysticism is increasingly recognised as an important Christian heritage relevant to today's spiritual seekers.The book sets out to provide students and other interested readers with access to the main theoretical approaches to Christian mysticism - including those propounded by William James, Steven Katz, Bernard McGinn, Michael Sells
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction: Contemporary Theoretical Approaches; Part I Key Themes and Motifs; 1 Platonism and Christian Mysticism; 2 Negative or Apophatic Language; 3 Selfhood and Interiority; 4 Erotic Imagery; 5 Hierarchy; 6 Symbolism and Scripture's 'Mystical Sense'; Part II Later Developments in Christian Mysticism; 7 Female Mysticism; 8 Visionary Mysticism; 9 Imaginative Mysticism, Meditation and Experience; 10 Mysticism and Heresy; III Postmodern Re-Readings of Pseudo-Denys and Augustine
- 11 Exploring Negative Language through Pseudo-Denys: Derrida and Marion12 Exploring Selfhood through Augustine: Marion, Derrida and Lyotard; Conclusion: What is Christian Mysticism?; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-317-16669-8
- 1-315-57188-9
- 1-282-34470-6
- 9786612344701
- 0-7546-8695-7
- 9781315571881
- OCLC:
- 646871497
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