Author: MCGINN, BERNARD.
Title: The Foundations of Mysticism. Origins to the Fifth Century.
Description: London: SCM, 1992. 0334025958. Volume I of The Presence of God: A History of Western Christian Mysticism. Contents include: Part I: The Historical Roots of Western Mysticism. !. The Jewish Matrix.; 2.The Greek Contemplative Ideal; 3.Jesus: The Presence of God on Earth; 4.Mystical Elements in Early Greek Christianity; 5.The Monastic Turn and Mysticism. Part II.The Birth of Western Mysticism. 6.Early Latin Mysticism; 7.Augustine: The Founding Father. Appendix: Theoretical Foundations. The Modern Study of Mysticism. 1.Theological Approaches to Mysticism; 2.Philosophical Approaches to Mysticism; 3.Comparativist and Psychological Approaches to Mysticism. Pp.xxii/494. Paperback. VG.

Keywords: Mcginn Foundations Mysticism Origins History Jewish Greek Jesus Presence God Mystical Christianity Monastic Western Latin Augustine Theology Philosophy Comparative Psychology 48399 Mysticism


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