By Peter Dinzelbacher
This quantity presents a modern review of texts, photographs, phenomena and personalities of Christian mysticism throughout the Western heart a long time. the cloth is essentially approached from literary, historical past of mentality and psychology of faith views. easy wisdom is communicated via severe research and is additionally made obtainable via a thesaurus. even though this paintings basically specializes in German mysticism, advancements in different eu international locations are awarded in a comparative demeanour.
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Lanczkowski, Johanna, Dinzelbacher, Peter, Frauenmystik: Wörterbuch 175–179, 533. Unauthenticated Download Date | 6/5/16 3:00 PM 24 Die historische Entwicklung in Europa einer bestimmt wohlhabenden, vielleicht adeligen Familie“13. Nördlich der Alpen trifft ein Gleiches für die Mystiker beiderlei Geschlechts im 14. und 15. Jahrhundert zu: Sie waren fast durchgehend vom städtischen Leben geformte Menschen; manche, wie Geert Grote, Sohn eines patrizischen Tuchhändlers, oder der Kaufmann Rulman Merswin oder die Bierbrauerin Margery Kempe hatten auch eine ganz ‚normale‘ berufliche Tätigkeit ausgeübt.
Der Abt sitzt mit gefalteten Pergamentbögen auf dem Schoß und spitzt seine Schreibfeder (München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek clm 14355) Unauthenticated Download Date | 6/5/16 3:02 PM Frühe Mystik im Benediktinerorden 39 wie Otloh von St. Emmeram), so konservativ war er vielfach in seinen gelehrten Werken, stand auch der damals modernen zisterziensischen Spiritualität fern. a. mit fortschrittlichen Theologen scholastischer Bildung wie Willhelm von Champeaux und Anselm von Laon, aber auch spirituellen Autoren wie Wilhelm von St.
Das Trudperter Hohelied greift auch eine Reihe anderer Motive der mystischen Tradition auf, z. B. das der Selbstfindung, oder jene berühmte neuplatonische Metapher von der Seele, die „wie Wachs“ „verflüssigt“ durch die Hitze des Heiligen Geistes, in ihren göttlichen Ursprung zurückfließt. In der Versenkung ist Ruhe, Ruhe in einer Ablehnung jedes Tuns, die schon auf den Quietismus vorzuweisen scheint, und Verstehen der Weisheit des Erhabenen, nach der die gläubige Seele lechzt und zerfließt. Sie flieht jede Art von Schmerzen und jede Art von Lastern und Begierden; sie flieht auch gute Arbeiten, gute Werke, selbst sogar das Gebet!