Tell your friends about this item:
The Mirror of Simple Souls
Marguerite Porete
The Mirror of Simple Souls
Marguerite Porete
2019 Reprint of 1927 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. The Mirror of Simple Souls is an early 14th-century work of Christian mysticism by Marguerite Porete dealing with the workings of Divine Love. Written originally in Old French at a time when Latin was the prescribed language for religious literature, it explores in poetry and prose the seven stages of 'annihilation' the Soul goes through on its path to Oneness with God through Love. Porete's vision of the Soul is of ecstatic union with God, moving in a state of perpetual joy and peace. Porete argues that the Soul in such a sublime state is above the demands of ordinary virtue, not because virtue is not needed but because in its state of union with God virtue becomes automatic. As God can do no evil and cannot sin, the exalted/Annihilated soul, in perfect union with Him, no longer is capable of evil or sin.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 25, 2019 |
ISBN13 | 9781684224067 |
Publishers | Martino Fine Books |
Pages | 372 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 21 mm · 603 g |
Language | English |
More by Marguerite Porete
Others have also bought
See all of Marguerite Porete ( e.g. Paperback Book )