The mystical science of the soul : medieval cognition in Bernardino de Laredo's recollection method / / Jessica A. Boon

• Autore: Boon Jessica A.
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (348 p.)
• Disciplina: 230.3092
• Soggetto topico: Cognition - History - To 1500; Human body - Religious aspects; Mysticism - Spain - Castile - History - To 1500; Science, Medieval; LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
• Soggetto geografico: Castilië; Spain Castile; Spain
• Soggetto genere / forma: History; Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Passion Spirituality and Cognitive Studies -- Part One: Rereading the Historical Context. 1 Renaissance Castilian Spirituality: An Embodied Christianity ; 2 Navigating an Inquisitorial Culture -- Part Two: A Scientific Close Reading. 3 Medical Bodies, Mystical Bodies ; 4 Mnemotechnical Mysticism ; 5 Optics, Pain, and Transformation into God -- Conclusion: Cognition in Recollected Union.
• Sommario/riassunto: Building on recent research in medieval optics, physiology, and memory in relation to the devotional practices of the late Middle Ages, Jessica A. Boon probes the implications of an 'embodied soul' for the intellectual history of Spanish mysticism.
• Titolo autorizzato: The mystical science of the soul
• ISBN: 1-4426-9956-6; 1-4426-9955-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779640403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Toronto Iberic.