The Cloud of Unknowing And Other Works: The Cloud of Unknowing; the Epistle of Privy Counsel;Dionysius' Mystical Teaching;the Epistle of Prayer - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140443851 ISBN 13 : 9780140443851

Editeur : Penguin Books Ltd, 1978

Synopsis

Although the exact identity of this text's author remains obscure, he was probably an English country parson of the late 14th century. The main theme of this book is that god cannot be reached by human intellect but only by a love that can pierce the "cloud of unknowing".

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Contains The Cloud of Unknowing, The Mystical Theology of Saint Denis, The Book of Privy Counselling, and An Epistle on Prayer. Against a tradition of devotional writings which focussed on knowing God through Christ's Passion and his humanity, these texts describe a transcendent God who exists beyond human knowledge and human language. These four texts are at the heart of medival mystical theology in their call for contemplation, calm, and above all, love, as the way to understand the Divine.

Biographie de l'auteur

The identity of the author of The Cloud of Unknowing is not known, but he was undoubtedly an English priest who lived during the latter half of the 14th century.A. C. Spearing is Professor of English at the University of Virginia. He has published widely on medieval literature and has translated Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love for Penguin Classics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0140443851
• ISBN 13: 9780140443851
• Reliure: Poche
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Wolters Clifton