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Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian mystical tradition

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An edition of The return to the mystical (2011)

The return to the mystical

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian mystical tradition

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The Spanish Carmelite reformer, Teresa of Avila and the Austrian professor of logic, Ludwig Wittgenstein do not at first sight seem to be the most obvious of bed fellows. Yet, in this strikingly original work, Dr Peter Tyler argues that both were galvinised through their reading to 'see the world aright' by a radical form of writing known as 'mystical'. As young adults both were in turmoil, loneliness and despair, yet found in this style of writing personal transformation, commitment and, most of all, engagement with the world. This new 'path to the heart', argues the author, is what makes their writing so powerful and transformational to this day.

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Continuum
Language
English
Pages
275

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Subjects

Mystische Erfahrung, Mysticism, Catholic Church, Mystische Theologie

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Teresa (de Jesús), Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), Teresa of Avila, Saint (1515-1582), Teresa de Jesús (1515-1582)
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The return to the mystical: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian mystical tradition
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Table of Contents

Introduction: A change of aspect?
pt. 1. A Wittgensteinian view of the mystical. What is mystical anyway?
Saying and showing : a Wittgensteinian methodology
pt. 2. The evolution of the theologia mystica. The origins of the theologia mystica : Dionysius the Areopagite
The medieval flowering of the theologia mystica
The emergence of the Spanish school : mystical theology as 'recollection'
pt. 3. Wittgenstein and Teresa of Avila. Teresa of Avila's mystical strategies
Wittgenstein and the return to the mystical
A concluding unscientific postscript: A 'life question' or 'empty chatter'?

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-266) and index.

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London, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
248.2.2
Library of Congress
BV5082.3 .T95 2011, BV5082.3

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Pagination
xix, 275 pages
Number of pages
275

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OL28387673M
ISBN 10
1441104445
ISBN 13
9781441104441
LCCN
2011284112
OCLC/WorldCat
657602945

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Work ID
OL20953886W

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