Florence Nightingale on mysticism and eastern religions / Gerard Vallee, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.

Contributor:

Vallée, Gérard, 1933-

Series:

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. 2001 ; Works. v. 4.

Collected works of Florence Nightingale ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mysticism.

Christianity and other religions.

Asia--Religion.

Asia.

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910--Religion.

Nightingale, Florence.

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910--Travel--Egypt.

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910--Diaries.

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910--Correspondence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (581 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mysticism and Eastern Religions, the fourth volume in the Collected Works and the third on Nightingale's religion, begins with the publication for the first time of Florence Nightingale's Notes on Devotional Authors of the Middle Ages, translations from and comments on the medieval (and some later) mystics who nourished her own life of faith. Next come her annotations of and comments on the Imitation of Christ, a book to which she turned in times of distress. The largest part of the volume consists of her Letters from Egypt, written 1849-50, a significant

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Dramatis Personae; List of Illustrations; A Précis of the Collected Works; Introduction to Volume 4; Key to Editing; Notes from Devotional Authors; Letters and Diaries from Egypt; Letters and Notes on Eastern Religions; Appendix: Religious Books Used; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610925667

9781280925665

1280925663

9780889205734

0889205736

OCLC:

753479544