The return to the mystical: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian mystical tradition
Peter Tyler
The return to the mystical: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian mystical tradition
Author
Peter TylerPublisher
ContinuumEdition 1
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شناسنامه
Title and Author
The return to the mystical: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian mystical tradition / Peter TylerPublication Details
لندن : Continuum، 2011مPhysical Description
xix, 275 p.: ill.; 24 cm.Subject
Wittgenstein, Ludwig,1889-1951Teresa,1515-1582
Mysticism
Mysticism Catholic Church
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 732-662( and index.
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'?