Dark Night of the Soul: A Masterpiece in the Literature of Mysticism by St. John of the Cross - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0385029306 ISBN 13: 9780385029308

Casa editrice: The Crown Publishing Group, 1959

Riassunto

The classic Spanish poem about the struggle of the soul to find God, written by the sixteenth-century Carmelite monk, mystic, and saint while in prison, follows the soul's odyssey from a state of darkness and abandonment to a loving union with God. Reissue.

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What a beautiful translation! Starr offers us an entryway and a path into this sixteenth-century mystic s mind, and gives us a fine, personal introduction to begin our luminous journey. Natalie Goldberg, bestelling author of Writing Down the Bones

Mirabai Starr s admirably modernized translation restores to us a classic in all its unflinching candor. Andrew Harvey, bestselling author of The Direct Path

I am grateful for Mirabai Starr s fluid, inviting translation of this important text. from the Foreword by Thomas Moore, bestselling author of Care of the Soul

Starr, who teaches philosophy and religious studies at the University of New Mexico, offers an engaging and evocative new translation of John's most famous treatise, Dark Night of the Soul. Starr's lyrical translation and her thoughtful introduction bring new life to John's powerful treatise on the life of the soul. Publishers Weekly

When the ordeals of higher stages of the path of love begin, the seeker will find no more astute or accurate guide to their meaning and mystery than St. John of the Cross s Dark Night of the Soul.

Mirabai Starr s admirably modernized translation restores to us a classic in all its unflinching candor. Andrew Harvey, bestselling author of The Direct Path

What a beautiful translation! We all have used the title as an expression dark night of the soul but few of us have gone further. Starr offers us an entryway and a path into this sixteenth-century mystic s mind, and gives us a fine, personal introduction to begin our luminous journey. Natalie Goldberg, bestelling author of Writing Down the Bones

I am grateful for Mirabai Starr s fluid, inviting translation of this important text. He translation allows me to adapt John s words to my life with an immediacy I ve never felt before in relation to this work. With this marvelous English version in hand readers might discover their spiritual calling here and make the all-important shift from curing the personality to caring for the soul. from the Foreword by Thomas Moore, bestselling author of Care of the Soul

Not only beautiful, it is remarkably sensual. --Los Angeles Times

L'autore:

E. ALLISON PEERS was the translator of many great works of Spanish verse and mysticism.

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• Editore: The Crown Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 1959
• ISBN 10: 0385029306
• ISBN 13: 9780385029308
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 222