Into the dark night and back : the mystical writings of Jean-Joseph Surin / edited by Moshe Sluhovsky ; translated by Patricia M. Ranum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Surin, Jean-Joseph, 1600-1665, author.

Contributor:

Sluhovsky, Moshe, 1958- editor.

Series:

Jesuit Studies 19.

Jesuit studies - modernity through the prism of Jesuit history, 2214-3289 ; volume 19

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Mysticism--History--17th century.

Mysticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (556 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.

Summary:

The French mystic Jean-Joseph Surin (1600-65) was the chief exorcist during the infamous demonic possession in Loudun in 1634-37. During the exorcism, a demon entered Surin's own soul, and the exorcist became demoniac. He spent the following eighteen years of his life mute and paralyzed. All the while his troubled mind conversed with God, and he composed hymns and poems that tried to comprehend his agony. Surin left detailed descriptions of the dramatic events that shaped his life and fascinated his fellow Jesuits. But Surin was also an author of spiritual texts, a spiritual director of souls, a poet, and a prolific correspondent. This volume is the first to offer English readers a comprehensive selection of Surin's mystical writings.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright page

Acknowledgements

Introduction / Moshe Sluhovsky

Some Words from the Translator / Patricia M. Ranum

The Triumph of Divine Love over the Powers of Hell

The Experimental Science of the Things of the Other Life

Spiritual Poems and Selections from Other Writings / Patricia M. Ranum

Introduction to the Letters / Moshe Sluhovsky

Letters

Back Matter

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-38765-X

90-04-38764-1

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004387652 DOI