Meister Eckhart: philosopher of christianity
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Translators’ Preface -- Preface -- Part One -- 1. Life and Works around 1300 -- 2. A Forgotten Concept: Philosophy of Christianity -- 3. Self-Portrayals -- 4. Beginnings: Paris and Erfurt, 1292–1298 -- 5. The Sermon Cycle on Eternal Birth -- 6. Too Grand a Plan: Prologues...
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| Language: | English |
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New Haven, CT
Yale University Press
[2015]
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| DOI: | 10.12987/9780300216370 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/isbn/9780300216370 Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig: https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300216370 Verlag, Cover: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/cover/isbn/9780300216370/original 
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| Author Notes: | Kurt Flasch ; übersetzt von Anne Schindel und Aaron Vanides |
| Summary: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Translators’ Preface -- Preface -- Part One -- 1. Life and Works around 1300 -- 2. A Forgotten Concept: Philosophy of Christianity -- 3. Self-Portrayals -- 4. Beginnings: Paris and Erfurt, 1292–1298 -- 5. The Sermon Cycle on Eternal Birth -- 6. Too Grand a Plan: Prologues to the Opus tripartitum -- 7. Parisian Debates, 1302–1303 -- 8. Programmatic Speeches -- 9. Golden Apples in Silver Peels: The Origin of the World—An Explanation of Genesis -- 10. Wisdom: In Sapientiam -- 11. Departure: In Exodum -- Part Two -- 12. Interlude: Writing about Eckhart Today -- 13. Eckhart’s Intention: Commentary on John, Part 1 -- 14. Unity according to Kind: Commentary on John, Part 2 -- 15. A New Christianity for the People: German Sermons, Part I -- 16. Spicy Nutmegs: German Sermons, Part 2 -- 17. A New Consolation of Philosophy -- 18. Eckhart’s Trial: The Charges -- 19. Eckhart’s Trial: The Defense -- 20. The End in Avignon: “Devil’s Seed” -- 21. Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Timeline -- Abbreviations -- Index Renowned philosopher Kurt Flasch offers a full-scale reappraisal of the life and legacy of Meister Eckhart, the medieval German theologian, philosopher, and alleged mystic who was active during the Avignon Papacy of the fourteenth century and was tried for heresy by Pope John XXII. Disputing his subject’s frequent characterization as a hero of a modern, syncretic spirituality, Flasch attempts to free Eckhart from the “Mystical Flood” by inviting his readers to think along with Eckhart in a careful rereading of his Latin and German works. This fascinating study makes a powerful case for Eckhart’s position as an important philosopher of the time rather than a mystic and casts new light on an important figure of the Middle Ages whose ideas attracted considerable attention from such diverse modern thinkers as Schopenhauer, Vivekananda, Suzuki, Fromm, and Derrida |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780300216370 |
| DOI: | 10.12987/9780300216370 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |