Dialectics and the Sublime in Underhill's Mysticism

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Synopsis

This book represents a study of Evelyn Underhill’s premier work on mysticism, using Hegel’s dialectics and Kant’s theory of the sublime as interpretive tools. It especially focuses on two prominent features of Underhill’s text: the description of the mystical life as one permeated by an intense love between the mystic and infinite reality, and the detailed delineation of stages of mystical development. Given these two features, the text lends itself to a construction of a valuable discourse predicated on dialecticism, sublimity, and mysticism. The book also articulates a number of insights into the content and nature of the writings of Christian mystics.

Book details

Edition:
2015
Author:
Peter Chong-Beng Gan
ISBN:
9789812874849
Related ISBNs:
9789812874832
Publisher:
Springer Singapore, Singapore
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2019-10-24
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2015
Copyright by:
Springer Singapore, Singapore 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality