LEADER 03851nam 22006614a 450 001 9910966106703321 005 20251116153146.0 010 $a9786611162818 010 0 $a9780198041108 010 0 $a0198041101 010 $a9780199851560 010 $a0199851565 010 $a9781281162816 010 $a1281162817 010 $a9780199885220 010 $a0199885222 010 $a9781435617797 010 $a1435617797 010 $a9780195300390 010 $a0195300394 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7037906 035 $a(CKB)24235060300041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415570 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415570 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10212286 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL116281 035 $a(OCoLC)437093919 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7037906 035 $a(OCoLC)1058134094 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235060300041 100 $a20070409d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMystics /$fWilliam Harmless 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $axv, 350 p. $cill 311 08$a9780195300383 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [315]-335) and index. 327 $aA theology called mystical : Jean Gerson and William James -- Mystic as fire watcher : Thomas Merton -- Mystic as experienced exegete : Bernard of Clairvaux -- Mystic as multimedia artist : Hildegard of Bingen -- Mystic as cartographer : Bonaventure -- Mystic as mystagogue : Meister Eckhart -- Mystic as desert calligrapher : Evagrius Ponticus -- Mysticism and Islam : Rumi -- Mysticism and Zen Buddhism : Dogen -- Reading mystics : text, community, experience. 330 $aMystics are path-breaking religious practitioners who claim to have experienced the infinite, word-defying Mystery that is God. Many have been gifted writers with an uncanny ability to communicate the great realities of life with both a theologian's precision and a poet's lyricism. They usewords to jolt us into recognizing ineffable mysteries surging beneath the surface of our lives and within the depths of our hearts and, by their artistry, can awaken us to see and savor fugitive glimpses of a God-drenched world.In Mystics, William Harmless, S.J., introduces readers to the scholarly study of mysticism. He explores both mystics' extraordinary lives and their no-less-extraordinary writings using a unique case-study method centered on detailed examinations of six major Christian mystics: Thomas Merton,Bernard of Clairvaux, Hildegard of Bingen, Bonaventure, Meister Eckhart, and Evagrius Ponticus. Rather than presenting mysticism as a subtle web of psychological or theological abstractions, Harmless's case-study approach brings things down to earth, restoring mystics to their historical context.Harmless highlights the pungent diversity of mystical experiences and mystical theologies. Stepping beyond Christianity, he also explores mystical elements within Islam and Buddhism, offering a chapter on the popular Sufi poet Rumi and one on the famous Japanese Zen master Dogen. Harmless concludeswith an overview of the century-long scholarly conversation on mysticism and offers a unique, multifaceted optic for understanding mystics, their communities, and their writings. Geared toward a wide audience, Mystics balances state-of-the-art scholarship with accessible, lucid prose. 345 $aKeller-Religion 606 $aMysticism 606 $aMystics 615 0$aMysticism. 615 0$aMystics. 676 $a204/.22 700 $aHarmless$b William$f1953-$0732917 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966106703321 996 $aMystics$94353581 997 $aUNINA