Into the dark night and back : the mystical writings of Jean-Joseph Surin /
Surin, Jean-Joseph, 1600-1665,
Into the dark night and back : the mystical writings of Jean-Joseph Surin / edited by Moshe Sluhovsky ; translated by Patricia M. Ranum. - 1 online resource. - Jesuit studies - modernity through the prism of Jesuit history, volume 19 2214-3289 ; Early Modern and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386310 . - Jesuit Studies 19. Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386310. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Some Words from the Translator / The Triumph of Divine Love over the Powers of Hell -- The Experimental Science of the Things of the Other Life -- Spiritual Poems and Selections from Other Writings / Introduction to the Letters / Letters -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index. Moshe Sluhovsky -- Patricia M. Ranum -- Patricia M. Ranum -- Moshe Sluhovsky --
The French mystic Jean-Joseph Surin (1600-65) was the chief exorcist during the infamous demonic possession in Loudun in 1634-37. During the exorcism, a demon entered Surin's own soul, and the exorcist became demoniac. He spent the following eighteen years of his life mute and paralyzed. All the while his troubled mind conversed with God, and he composed hymns and poems that tried to comprehend his agony. Surin left detailed descriptions of the dramatic events that shaped his life and fascinated his fellow Jesuits. But Surin was also an author of spiritual texts, a spiritual director of souls, a poet, and a prolific correspondent. This volume is the first to offer English readers a comprehensive selection of Surin's mystical writings.
9789004387652
10.1163/9789004387652 DOI
2018047730
Mysticism--History--17th century.
BV5075 / .S8713 2018
248.2/2
Into the dark night and back : the mystical writings of Jean-Joseph Surin / edited by Moshe Sluhovsky ; translated by Patricia M. Ranum. - 1 online resource. - Jesuit studies - modernity through the prism of Jesuit history, volume 19 2214-3289 ; Early Modern and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386310 . - Jesuit Studies 19. Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386310. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Some Words from the Translator / The Triumph of Divine Love over the Powers of Hell -- The Experimental Science of the Things of the Other Life -- Spiritual Poems and Selections from Other Writings / Introduction to the Letters / Letters -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index. Moshe Sluhovsky -- Patricia M. Ranum -- Patricia M. Ranum -- Moshe Sluhovsky --
The French mystic Jean-Joseph Surin (1600-65) was the chief exorcist during the infamous demonic possession in Loudun in 1634-37. During the exorcism, a demon entered Surin's own soul, and the exorcist became demoniac. He spent the following eighteen years of his life mute and paralyzed. All the while his troubled mind conversed with God, and he composed hymns and poems that tried to comprehend his agony. Surin left detailed descriptions of the dramatic events that shaped his life and fascinated his fellow Jesuits. But Surin was also an author of spiritual texts, a spiritual director of souls, a poet, and a prolific correspondent. This volume is the first to offer English readers a comprehensive selection of Surin's mystical writings.
9789004387652
10.1163/9789004387652 DOI
2018047730
Mysticism--History--17th century.
BV5075 / .S8713 2018
248.2/2