Boon proposes a fundamental rereading of the key recogimiento text Subida del Monte Sión (1535/1538), which melds the traditionally distinct spiritual techniques of moral self-examination, Passion meditation, and negative theology into one cognitively adept path towards mystical union. She is also the first English-language scholar to treat the author of this influential work – the Renaissance physician Bernardino de Laredo, a pivotal figure in the transition from medieval to early modern spirituality on the Iberian peninsula and a source for Teresa of Avila’s mystical language.
Boon proposes a fundamental rereading of the key recogimiento text Subida del Monte Sión (1535/1538), which melds the traditionally distinct spiritual techniques of moral self-examination, Passion meditation, and negative theology into one cognitively adept path towards mystical union. She is also the first English-language scholar to treat the author of this influential work – the Renaissance physician Bernardino de Laredo, a pivotal figure in the transition from medieval to early modern spirituality on the Iberian peninsula and a source for Teresa of Avila’s mystical language.
The Mystical Science of the Soul: Medieval Cognition in Bernardino de Laredo's Recollection Method
352The Mystical Science of the Soul: Medieval Cognition in Bernardino de Laredo's Recollection Method
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ISBN-13: | 9781442644281 |
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Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
Publication date: | 12/07/2012 |
Series: | Toronto Iberic |
Pages: | 352 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d) |