Mystical handbooks of the late middle ages

Mystical handbooks, or how-do-it books describing the path to union with God, was a genre that arose in Western Europe in the 12th century and lasted into the Early Modern period. These works, though rarely original, have often been overlooked, but they played an important role in disseminating mys...

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Published in:Acta Theologica
Main Author: B. McGinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/6447