Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries Classics of Western Spirituality HC

Description: Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries (Classics of Western Spirituality)Ed. by Rik Van Nieuwenhove, et al. 2008 Paulist Press (New York), 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches tall pictorial hardcover over tan buckram cloth spine, white lettering to spine, black endpapers, xvi, 399 pp. plus publisher's ads. ISBN label to lower rear cover. A very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - with no apparent faults. Appears unread. The spiritual tradition of the Low Countries, mostly written in Dutch (or Flemish, which is the same language) must rank, together with the German School, as the most important vernacular tradition in late medieval and early modern Europe. This book presents for the first time texts from this school of Netherlandish mysticism of the late medieval period in English translation. It contains extracts or full treatises from all the major representatives of this school after the death of Jan van Ruusbroec. None of these texts are available in English, and some were never published at all but were translated from late medieval manuscripts. The book contains texts of a mystical and pastoral nature, often dealing with the problem of suffering, reflecting the troubled times during which they were written. Readers will appreciate the wide variety of texts offered here. There are a number of more "traditional" mystical-theological writings that look back to the age of Ruusbroec, developing a profound spirituality of the Trinity (for instance, William Jordaens, a contemporary of Ruusbroec, but also the author of The Evangelical Pearl and the Temple of the Soul). Some of the texts focus almost exclusively on the suffering of Christ, and others anticipate some of the key-themes of the Reformation. Contents - The kiss of mouth (extracts) / Willem Jordaens -- Two treatises / Jan van Leeuwen -- The sermon on the golden mountain / Nicolas of Strasbourg -- Declaratio / Jan van Schoonhoven -- An anonymous treatise on Ruusbroec's teaching -- Gloss on the our father / Gerard Appelmans -- Apocalypse (excerpts), A love complaint, and extract from A devout little book / Hendrik Mande -- Exposition on the Song of songs (extracts) -- A ladder of eight rungs -- The nine little flowers of the passion from Indica Mihi -- A sweet meditation (on how the lost soul was found by the Son of God) -- A mirror of perfection, part 4 / Hendrik Herp -- Conversation (extract) / Claesinne van Nieuwlant -- Four ways of the cross / Alijt Bake -- Pious Colloquy and a selection from her Songs / Sister Bertken -- The evangelical pearl, part III -- The temple of our soul (extracts) -- Mystical sermons -- Two letters / Maria van Hout

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Book Title: Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries

Item Length: 9in

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Author: Robert Faesen

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Spirituality, Prayerbooks / Christian, Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy, Holidays / Christian, Christianity / Orthodox, Subjects & Themes / Religious

Publisher: Paulist Press

Publication Year: 2008

Genre: Art, Religion

Item Weight: 26.2 Oz

Number of Pages: 432 Pages