| Teresa of Avila: The Book of My Life Contributor(s): Starr, Mirabai (Author), Bielecki, Tessa (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1590305736 ISBN-13: 9781590305737 Publisher: New Seeds OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), the Spanish Carmelite nun and mystic, is one of the most beloved figures of the Catholic faith. Her spiritual autobiography, which she called "The Book of My Life," was written at the height of her influence and at the direction of the infamous Spanish Inquisition, to spell out her teaching for them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christianity - Saints & Sainthood |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.08" W x 8.92" (1.28 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Catholic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fresh translation of one of the most beloved spiritual memoirs--the autobiographical writings of the great 16th-century Spanish mystic, St. Teresa of Ávila Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) is one of the most beloved of the Catholic saints. In 1562, during the era of the Spanish Inquisition, Teresa sat down to write an account of the mystical experiences for which she had become famous. The result was this book, one of the great classics of spiritual autobiography. With this fresh translation of The Book of My Life, Mirabai Starr brings the inimitable Spanish mystic to life for a new generations. With contemporary English that mirrors Teresa's own earthy, vernacular Spanish, and that presents us with--four centuries after Teresa's death--someone we feel we know: a woman intoxicated with God yet filled with an overflowing love for the world. |