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Meister Eckhart and the Beguine Mystics: Hadewijch of Brabant, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Marguerite Porete
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Meister Eckhart and the Beguine Mystics: Hadewijch of Brabant, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Marguerite Porete
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Bernard McGinn
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:178 |
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| Category/Genre | Biographies and autobiography |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780826409294
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| Classifications | Dewey:248.22 |
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| Audience | | General | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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| Publication Date |
1 September 1997 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The great German mystic Meister Eckhart remains one of the most fascinating figures in Western thought. Revived interest in Eckhart's mysticism has been matched, and even surpassed, by the study of the women mystics of the late13th century. This book argues that Eckhart's thought cannot be fully be understood until it is viewed against the background of the breakthroughs made by the women mystics who preceded him.
Author Biography
Bernard McGinn is Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology and of the History of Christianity in the Divinity School and the Committees on Medieval Studies and on General Studies at the University of Chicago, USA.
Reviews"the compendium is brilliantly stimulating in the light it shines upon a little known phenomenon of mystical spirituality" Sufi, no.57 -- Neil. W. Johnston
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