{"product_id":"middle-english-mystics-hardback","title":"Middle English Mystics - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published as an English translation in 1981, \u003ci\u003eThe Middle English Mystics \u003c\/i\u003eis a crucial contribution to the study of the literature of English mysticism. This book surveys and analyses the language of metaphor in the writings of such mystics as Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton, Julian of Norwich, and in such anonymous works as \u003ci\u003eThe Cloud of Unknowing \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eAncrene Wisse. \u003c\/i\u003eThe main emphasis of this comparative and stylistic study is not theological but rather the means by which theological concepts are communicated through language. The book sets the English mystics in perspective by establishing their place in the European mystical movement of the Middle Ages. It shows how intricate the relationship between English, and continental mysticism really is. The book suggests that there is clear links between English and German female mysticism, yet the mysticism is in the main due not so much to specific influences as to the common background of Christian theology and mysticism. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45564084322542,"sku":"9780367211141","price":176.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780367211141.jpg?v=1720665321","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/middle-english-mystics-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}