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Practical Mysticism

Autor Evelyn Underhill
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 oct 2008
Underhill was a leading authority on modern mysticism. Written just before World War 1, Practical Mysticism reviews the works of the greatest Western mystics, including Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, and Thomas à Kempis. Underhill brings esoteric subjects onto a practical footing, showing that the profound gifts of mysticism are not only for the few but are within reach of us all. Underhill wants the reader to obtain mystical consciousness and to be able to see eternal beauty.
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ISBN-13: 9781604595086
ISBN-10: 1604595086
Pagini: 92
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: SMK Books
Locul publicării:United States

Notă biografică

A poet, novelist, and well known writer on mysticism, Evelyn Underhill was born in 1875. She was educated privately and at King's College for Women, London, of which she later became first an Honorary Fellow and then a Fellow. She was also an Honorary Doctor of Divinity of the University of Aberdeen. In 1921 she was Upton Lecturer on the Philosophy of Religion at Manchester College, Oxford. Among Miss Underhill's most notable books are 'The Spiritual Life', 'Practical Mysticism', 'The Mystic Way', and 'Meditations Based on Our Lord's Prayer'.

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Written on the eve of World War I, "Practical Mysticism" reviews the works of the greatest Western mystics, including Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Thomas a Kempis, and the anonymous author of "The Cloud of Unknowing."