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UNINA9910458030003321 |
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Autore |
Kroll Jerome |
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Titolo |
The mystic mind : the psychology of medieval mystics and ascetics / / Jerome Kroll and Bernard Bachrach |
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New York, : Routledge, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-29768-8 |
1-280-46338-4 |
9786610463381 |
0-203-46294-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BachrachBernard S. <1939-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asceticism - Psychology |
Ascetics - Psychology |
Mysticism - Psychology |
Mystics - Psychology |
Church history - Medieval, 600-1500 |
Psychology, Religious |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Heroic asceticism and self-injurious behavior; 3 Mysticism and altered states of consciousness; 4 Pain and laceration of the flesh; 5 Sleep deprivation; 6 Fasting and starvation; 7 Historical methods; 8 Pathways to holiness; 9 Radegund; 10 Beatrice of nazareth; 11 Beatrice of ornacieux; 12 Henry suso; 13 Mental illness, hysteria, and mysticism; 14 Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Drawing on a database of over 1400 medieval holy persons and in-depth studies of individual saints, this collaboration between a medieval historian and a professor of psychiatry applies modern biological and psychological research to the lives of medieval mystics |
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