Philosopher of religion, lay theologian, and biblical exegete, Baron Friedrich von Hugel started writing a biography of St. Catherine of Genoa and ended up writing an extensive and brilliant treatise on the philosophy of mysticism. Using St. Catherine and her friends as illustrative examples, in this book he develops his well-known analysis of the three basic elements of religion.
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Philosopher of religion, lay theologian, and biblical exegete, Baron Friedrich von Hugel started writing a biography of St. Catherine of Genoa and ended up writing an extensive and brilliant treatise on the philosophy of mysticism. Using St. Catherine and her friends as illustrative examples, in this book he develops his well-known analysis of the three basic elements of religion.
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Frontispiece. Rubbed. Spine darkened. Some page-edge foxing. Good. 22x15cm, (505)+(428)pp, TWO VOLUMES. Some pencil underlining to first 75 pages of vol. I. Name inked on flyleaf. Some foxing. Contents: [Vol. I: Introduction & Biographies; xxxix, 466 pp]: The Three Chief Forces of Western Civilization; The Three Elements of Religion; Biographical: Catherine Fiesca Adorna's Life, Up to her Conversion; & the Chief Peculiarities Predominant Throughout her Convent Years; Catherine's Life from 1473 to 1506; & Its Main Changes & Growth; Catherine's Last Four Years, 1506-1510; Sketch of her Character, Doctrine & Spirit; Catherine' s Doctrine; Catherine's Remains & Cultus; The Fate of her Two Priest Friends & of her Domestics; & the Remaining History of Ettore Vernazza; Battista Vernazza's Life; Conclusion to Volume I: Wherein Lies the Secret of Spiritual Persuasiveness; Appendix to Part II: Chronological Account & Critical Analysis of the Materials for the Re-Constitution of Saint Catherine's Life & Teaching; [Volume II: Critical Studies; vi, 422pp]: Critical: Psycho-Physical & Tempermental Questions; The Main Literary Sources of Catherine's Conceptions; Catherine's Less Ultimate This-World Doctrines; The After-Life Problems & Doctrines; The First Three Ultimate Questions; The Two Final Problems: Mysticism & Pantheism. The Immanence of God, & Spiritual Personality; Human & Divine; Summing-Up of the Whole Book; Back through Asceticism; Social Religion; & the Scientific Habit of Mind, to the Mystical Element of Religion.
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Fair. 422p. Ex-library. A softcover book in excellent reading condition. Label on spine; library call number and card pocket inside. Otherwise clean and tight. Almost like new, but for the library marks. From the series MILESTONES IN THE STUDY OF MYSTICISM AND SPIRITUALITY.
