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Beschreibung
In fourteenth-century England an anonymous monk wrote an extraordinary text illuminating the life of contemplative devotion and the drama of the souls union with God. Precariously heretical in its day, it became a classic of Christian mystical thought.

Dr. Ira Progoffs brilliant new translation and commentary illustrate The Cloud of Unknowings ongoing relevance. Dr. Progoff reveals a bridge spanning the perilous abyss between modern psychologys self-conscious analytic thought and the pressing spiritual needs of modern man.

Praise for Ira Progoffs The Cloud of Unknowing

One of the classic guides to spiritual experience revealing the dynamics of the inner [...] Washington Post

[Dr. Progoffs] translation makes a psychological genius come [...] A. Overstreet

Astonishingly modern and timely . . . This fourteenth-century mystic speaks to us with a message that is as vital today as it was [...] York Post

Translated from archaic to modern English with lucidity and fine comprehension . . . a delightful [...] Dayton Journal Herald
In fourteenth-century England an anonymous monk wrote an extraordinary text illuminating the life of contemplative devotion and the drama of the souls union with God. Precariously heretical in its day, it became a classic of Christian mystical thought.

Dr. Ira Progoffs brilliant new translation and commentary illustrate The Cloud of Unknowings ongoing relevance. Dr. Progoff reveals a bridge spanning the perilous abyss between modern psychologys self-conscious analytic thought and the pressing spiritual needs of modern man.

Praise for Ira Progoffs The Cloud of Unknowing

One of the classic guides to spiritual experience revealing the dynamics of the inner [...] Washington Post

[Dr. Progoffs] translation makes a psychological genius come [...] A. Overstreet

Astonishingly modern and timely . . . This fourteenth-century mystic speaks to us with a message that is as vital today as it was [...] York Post

Translated from archaic to modern English with lucidity and fine comprehension . . . a delightful [...] Dayton Journal Herald
Über den Autor
Ira Progoff (1921–1998) worked toward a dynamic humanistic psychology as a private therapist, lecturer, and group leader. He served as Bollingen Fellow and as director of the Institute for Research in Depth Psychology at Drew University and found new techniques to enlarge spiritual awareness and resolve social problems.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1989
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 256 S.
ISBN-13: 9780385281447
ISBN-10: 0385281447
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Progoff, Ira
Übersetzung: Progoff, Ira
Hersteller: Delta
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Maße: 229 x 153 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Ira Progoff
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.1989
Gewicht: 0,424 kg
Artikel-ID: 106041673

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