| Mysticism in the French Tradition: Eruptions from France Contributor(s): Nelstrop, Louise (Editor), Onishi, Bradley B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367879484 ISBN-13: 9780367879488 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Theism - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.99 lbs) 320 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries secular French scholars started re-engaging with religious ideas, particularly mystical ones. Mysticism in the French Tradition introduces key philosophical undercurrents and trajectories in French thought that underpin and arise from this engagement, as well as considering earlier French contributions to the development of mysticism. Filling a gap in the literature, the book offers critical reflections on French scholarship in terms of its engagement with its mystical and apophatic dimensions. A multiplicity of factors converge to shape these encounters with mystical theology: feminist, devotional and philosophical treatments as well as literary, historical, and artistic approaches. The essays draw these into conversation. Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary range of contributions from both new and established scholars, this book provides access to the melting pot out of which the mystical tradition in France erupted in the twenty-first century, and from which it continues to challenge theology today. |