Chosen by Choice as an "outstanding academic book for 1995 . . . this volume more deeply establishes the reputation of McGinn as the world's greatest interpreter of Western mysticism. . . . Completed, this series will doubtless become the preeminent available history (of its kind)".--Choice.
Building on the success of "The Foundations of Mysticism," this second volume of McGinn's classic The Presence of God series covers the major theoreticians of the period 500 to 1200 CE. Major figures include Gregory the Great, John Scotus Eriugena, Bernard of Clairvaux, William of St. Thierry, and Hugh of St. Victor.
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GROWTH OF MYSTICISM GREGORY TH
Format: Paperback
Pages: 648
Product Weight: 2.15 lbs
Author: McGinn, Bernard
Publication Date: 1996-11-01
Language: English
Series: Presence of God
Publisher: HERDER & HERDER
Dewey Decimal Classification: 248.220
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780824516284