The Luminous Vision
Six Medieval Mystics and Their Teachings
Published on 8. May 2025
206 pages
978-1-040-33433-1 (ISBN)
Description
Mystical understanding transfigured Christianity in the Middle Ages and led to some of its most sublime prose and poetry. Originally published in 1982, this was the first book of its kind to bring together some of the medieval mystics and to relate the depths of their understanding to modern life and to world views. The author, a writer and broadcaster on modern mystics and on the mystical aspects of eastern religions, particularly Zen, has interpreted each of these very different medieval mystics afresh.
Reviews / Votes
Original Review of The Luminous Vision:'The author...offers present readers a journey through the writings of the mystics as she points out the highlights.' Eileen Kearney, Horizons, 11 (1), 1984.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
10,78 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-33433-1 (9781040334331)
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Person
Anne Bancroft (1923-2020) was the Editor of the Buddhist Society's Journal The Middle Way and the author of many books including Religions of the East (1974), The Luminous Vision (1982), The Buddhist World (1984), Origins of the Sacred (1988), A Spiritual Journey (1991) and Zen: Direct pointing to reality (1995). Her particular strength lay in understanding women's spirituality, which she reflected in two widely translated books: Weavers of Wisdom: Women mystics of the twentieth century (1989) and Women in search of the sacred (1996). In retirement, Anne became a trustee of the Buddhist centre at Sharpham near Totnes.
Content
Introduction. 1. Jan van Ruysbroeck 2. Julian of Norwich 3. St. Bernard of Clairvaux 4. Richard Rolle 5. Meister Eckhart 6. The Cloud of Unknowing.
