
The Wisdom Of The Pearlers: An Anthology Of Syriac Christian Mysticism (Cistercian Studies)
The pearlers we meet in this book were early monks of Syria, Mesopotamia (Iraq), and Persia (Iran), They saw themselves as pearl-divers and pearl-merchants searching, through asceticism and prayer, for the precious pearls of mystical experience. Their quest led them into the wilderness, to a state of silent solitude in remote caves and hermitages. Working from Syriac manuscripts in the British Mus...
Series: Cistercian Studies (Book 216)
Paperback: 157 pages
Publisher: Cistercian Publications (April 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0879073160
ISBN-13: 978-0879073169
Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 0.6 x 8.4 inches
Amazon Rank: 2392934
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“I can't believe anyone would say one negative thing about this collection. It contains some of the more advanced writings on Christian mystical experiences available to the general public. If you've been studying contemplative prayer and wondered w...”
um and the Vatican Library, and from the Greek monastery of Saint Catherine in the wilderness of Sinai and the Coptic monastery of the Syrians (Der es-Suriani) in the Egyptian desert, Brian E. Colless has produced a volume which draws modern readers into this little known world.
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