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The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works
A classic and enigmatic exploration of medieval English mysticism In the fourteenth century there was a great flourishing of religious writings in English, both orthodox and heretical. Many of these works focused on Christ's Passion and humanity, whereas The...
The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works
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...
The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works.
The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works.
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.
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