{"product_id":"9789042944350-mysticism-andas-love-theory","title":"Mysticism and\/as Love Theory","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e      Mysticism is all about love. Mystics love God and want to get in touch       with Him. To this end, they follow a tortuous path through the intimacy       of their own souls, driven by desire. The Lord may not be the easiest of       lovers, but this does not prevent them from longing for Him. In fact,       his perceived absence, physical and even mental, makes their love burn       all the fiercer. And this burning love is far from thoughtless. The       difficulty of loving God is precisely one of the main reasons why       mystics have always felt the need to reflect profoundly upon their       relationship with Him. The mystical canon testifies in various ways to       its authors’ extensive and diversified thinking on their intense       spiritual love lives. And these reflections all have their elaborate,       subtle theories of love. \u003cbr\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      It is from this perspective that the contributions to this volume       approach several important works in the Christian mystical tradition,       from the \u003ci\u003eSeven Ways of Minne\u003c\/i\u003e by Beatrice of Nazareth, via       Novalis’s \u003ci\u003eHymns to the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, to the \u003ci\u003ePrologue\u003c\/i\u003e by Simone       Weil. These writings are examined for their specific theoretical schemes       and backgrounds. At the same time, the question is also dealt with how       the theory and the experience of love relate to one another in these       texts. Investigations of the reflections on this topic by modern       thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Michel Foucault round off this       exploration of mysticism and its love theories.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55169706426742,"sku":"9789042944350","price":94.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29942254.jpg?v=1737392364","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789042944350-mysticism-andas-love-theory","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}