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First Published in 2002. This book is about the way medieval authors wrote about union with God and how they used language that refers to the senses to articula
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Understanding the senses is indispensable for comprehending the Middle Ages because both a theoretical and a practical involvement with the senses played a cent
The Spiritual Senses
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Authors: Paul L. Gavrilyuk
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-10 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Is it possible to see, hear, touch, smell and taste God? How do we understand the biblical promise that the 'pure in heart' will 'see God'? Christian thinkers a
Beyond Sight
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Authors: Ryan D. Giles
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Beyond Sight, edited by Ryan D. Giles and Steven Wagschal, explores the ways in which Iberian writers crafted images of both Old and New Worlds using the non-vi
The Cambridge History of Christianity: Volume 4, Christianity in Western Europe, c.1100–c.1500
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During the early middle ages, Europe developed complex and varied Christian cultures, and from about 1100 secular rulers, competing factions and inspired indivi