{"product_id":"god-made-word-9781487528805","title":"God Made Word","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Golden Age of Spanish mysticism has traditionally been read in terms of individual authors or theological traditions. \u003ci\u003eGod Made Word\u003c\/i\u003e, however, considers early modern Spanish mysticism as a question of language and as a discourse that circulated in concrete social, institutional, and geographic spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposing a new reading of early modern Spanish mysticism, \u003ci\u003eGod Made Word\u003c\/i\u003e traces the struggles over the representation of interiorized spiritual union  the tension between making it known and conveying its unknowability  far beyond the usual canon of mystic literature. Dale Shuger combines a study of genres that have traditionally been the object of literary study, including poetry, theatre, and autobiography, with a language-based analysis of other areas that have largely been studied by historians and theologians. Arguing that these generic separations grew out of an increasing preoccupation with the cultivation and control of interiorized spirituality, \u003ci\u003eGod \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   Introduction   1. Prayer Manuals 2. Mystic Poetry 3. Spiritual Autobiography 4. Mysticism before the Inquisition 5. Mysticism on Stage 6. The Missionary Impulse   Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409160839511,"sku":"9781487528805","price":50.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487528805.jpg?v=1730505696","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/god-made-word-9781487528805","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}