Mystics of the Renaissance (1911) - Page 10

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FOREWORD . . . . . .	v
INTRODUCTION . . . . .	1
MEISTER ECKHART . . . . .	52
Eckhart von Hochheim (c. 1260–1328), known as "Meister" (Master) in recognition of his academic rank, was a Dominican theologian. He is a foundational figure in Western mysticism, famous for teaching that the "spark of the soul" is essentially one with the Divine.
FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD [TAULER, SUSO AND RUYSBROECK] . . . . .	81
original: "Gottesfreundschaft." This refers to the "Friends of God" (Gottesfreunde), a 14th-century lay mystical movement in the Rhine valley. Johannes Tauler and Henry Suso were followers of Eckhart, while the Flemish Jan van Ruysbroeck influenced the movement toward practical devotion and internal prayer.
CARDINAL NICHOLAS OF CUSA . . .	133
Nicholas of Cusa (Nicolaus Cusanus, 1401–1464) was a high-ranking prince-bishop and a polymath. He is celebrated for his "learned ignorance" theory—the idea that the infinite Divine cannot be grasped by logic alone—and his concept of the "coincidence of opposites."
AGRIPPA VON NETTESHEIM AND THEOPHRASTUS PARACELSUS . . .	182
These figures represent the "Natural Philosophy" of the Renaissance. Agrippa explored the hidden powers of the mind, while Paracelsus, a revolutionary physician, viewed the human body as a "microcosm" that mirrors the entire universe (the "macrocosm").
VALENTINE WEIGEL AND JACOB BOEHME	223
Jacob Boehme (1575–1624) was a simple shoemaker whose complex, visionary writings about the struggle between light and darkness in the world had a profound impact on later Western philosophy and Romanticism.
GIORDANO BRUNO AND ANGELUS SILESIUS	246
Giordano Bruno was a radical philosopher executed for his belief in an infinite universe; Angelus Silesius (the "Silesian Angel") was a 17th-century priest who wrote "The Cherubic Wanderer," a collection of brief, powerful mystical poems.
AFTERWORD . . . . . .	269

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