Spiritual seekers throughout history have sought illumination
through solitary contemplation. In the Christian tradition,
medieval England stands out for its remarkable array of hermits,
recluses, and spiritual outsiders, from Cuthbert, Godric of
Fichale, and Christina of Markyate to Richard Rolle, Julian of
Norwich, and Margery Kempe. In The Secret Within, Wolfgang Riehle
offers the first comprehensive history of English medieval
mysticism in decades, one that will appeal to anyone fascinated by
mysticism as a phenomenon of religious life.
In considering the origins and evolution of the English mystical
tradition, Riehle begins in the twelfth century with the revival of
eremitical mysticism and the early growth of the Cistercian Order
in the British Isles. He then focuses in depth on the great mystics
of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: Richard Rolle (the first
great English mystic), the anonymous author of The Cloud of
Unknowing, Walter Hilton, Margery Kempe, and Julian of Norwich.
Riehle carefully grounds his narrative in the broader spiritual
landscape of the Middle Ages, pointing out both prior influences
dating back to Late Antiquity and corresponding developments in
mysticism and theology on the Continent. He discusses the problem
of possible differences between male and female spirituality and
the movement of popularizing mysticism in the late Middle Ages.
Filled with fresh insights, The Secret Within will be welcomed
especially by teachers and students of medieval literature as well
as by those engaged in historical, theological, philosophical,
cultural, even anthropological and comparative studies of
mysticism.
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