02739nam 22006612u 450 991078468590332120230330000141.01-134-29768-81-280-46338-497866104633810-203-46294-7(CKB)1000000000359892(EBL)259710(OCoLC)475976369(SSID)ssj0000207585(PQKBManifestationID)11202248(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207585(PQKBWorkID)10238556(PQKB)11772644(MiAaPQ)EBC259710(EXLCZ)99100000000035989220100913d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe mystic mind the psychology of medieval mystics and ascetics /Jerome Kroll and Bernard BachrachNew York Routledge20051 online resourceDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-34050-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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;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 and ascetics.AsceticismPsychologyAsceticsPsychologyMysticismPsychologyMysticsPsychologyChurch historyMiddle Ages, 600-1500Psychology, ReligiousAsceticismPsychology.AsceticsPsychology.MysticismPsychology.MysticsPsychology.Church historyPsychology, Religious.248.22019248.220902Kroll Jerome1540311Bachrach Bernard S.1939-451235AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910784685903321The mystic mind3791873UNINA