TY  - GEN
AU  - Nelstrop, Louise.
AU  - Magill, Kevin J.,
AU  - Onishi, Bradley B.
TI  - Christian mysticism: : an introduction to contemporary theoretical approaches
SN  - 9780754669906
AV  - BV5082.3  .N45 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Farnham, Surrey, England
PB  - Ashgate Pub. Ltd.
KW  - Mysticism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-270) and index; Introduction: Contemporary theoretical approaches -- Key themes and motifs -- Platonism and Christian mysticism -- Negative or apophatic language -- Selfhood and interiority -- Erotic imagery -- Hierarchy -- Symbolism and Scripture’s ’mystical sense’ -- Later developments in Christian mysticism -- Female mysticism -- Visionary mysticism -- Imaginative mysticism, meditation and experience -- Mysticism and heresy -- Postmodern re-readings of pseudo-Denys and Augustine -- Exploring negative language through pseudo-Denys : Derrida and Marion -- Exploring selfhood through Augustine : Marion, Derrida and Lyotard -- Conclusion: What is Christian mysticism?
ER  -