Return to the Mystical
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian Mystical Tradition
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Author
Publication
2011 - Continuum International Pub. Group, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
74,000 words, Guess
Page Count
296 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Internet Archivereturntomystical00tyle
- ISBN-101441161511
- ISBN-139781441161512
- OCLC Control Number731646716
- Better World Books9781441161512
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25563718M
Classifications
- DDC248.2/2
- LCCBX2350.65 T95 2011
Description
What is mystical is not how the world is but that it is' (Ludwig Wittgenstein)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.
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