The Cloud of unknowing and other works

Author(s)

• Spearing, A. C.

Bibliographic Information

The Cloud of unknowing and other works

translated with an introduction and notes by A.C. Spearing

（Penguin classics）

Penguin Books, 2001

• : pbk.

Uniform Title

Cloud of unknowing

Note

Includeds bibliography references (p. 143-157)

Contents of Works

• The mystical theology of St. Denis
• The cloud of unknowing
• The book of privy counselling
• An epistle of prayer

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 God who exists beyond human knowledge and human language. These four texts are at the heart of medival mystical theology in their call for contemplation, calm, and above all, love, as the way to understand the Divine.

Table of Contents

The Cloud of Unknowing " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5" border="0"Acknowledgments Introduction Further Reading Note on the Text The Mystical Theology of St. Denis The Cloud of Unknowing The Book of Privy Counselling An Epistle on Prayer Notes Appendix: Middle English text of The Mystical Theology of St. Denis, chapter 2

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Details

• NCID: BB18961594
• ISBN:
  • 9780140447620
• LCCN: 2002727968
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: enm
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xlviii, 158 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BV5080
  • DC : 248/.22
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mysticism -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646