Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-462) and index.

Preliminary Material / H. Kallendorf -- Introduction: Expanding The Mystical Canon / Hilaire Kallendorf -- Religious Autobiography / Fernando Durán López -- Traditions, Life Experiences And Orientations In Portuguese Mysticism (1515–1630) / José Adriano De Freitas Carvalho -- New World Colonial Franciscan Mystical Practice / Francisco Morales -- The Alumbrados: Dejamiento And Its Practitioners / Alastair Hamilton -- Mother Juana De La Cruz: Marian Visions And Female Preaching / Jessica A. Boon -- John Of The Cross, The Difficult Icon / Jane Ackerman -- Teresa Of Jesus And Islam: The Simile Of The Seven Concentric Castles Of The Soul / Luce López-Baralt -- The Mysticism Of Saint Ignatius Loyola / Darcy Donahue -- Cecilia Del Nacimiento, Second-Generation Mystic Of The Carmelite Reform / Evelyn Toft -- The Influences Of Saint Catherine Of Siena And Saint Teresa Of Ávila On The Colombian Nun Jerónima Nava Y Saavedra (1669–1727) / Clara E. Herrera -- A New Way Of Living? Luisa De Carvajal And The Limits Of Mysticism / Glyn Redworth -- From Saint To Sinner: Sixteenth-Century Perceptions Of \'La Monja De Lisboa\' / Freddy Domínguez -- The Gardens Of Teresa Of Ávila / Maryrica Ortiz Lottman -- Home, Sweet Home: Teresa De Jesús, Mudéjar Architecture, And The Place Of Mysticism In Early Modern Spain / María Mercedes Carrión -- Interrupted Mysticism In Cervantes’s Persiles / Christina H. Lee -- Suspensio Animi, Or The Interweaving Of Mysticism And Artistic Creation / Elena Del Río Parra -- \'Through A Glass Darkly\': Music And Mysticism In Golden Age Spain / Tess Knighton -- Select Bibliography / H. Kallendorf -- Chapter Summaries / H. Kallendorf -- Index / H. Kallendorf.

Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Winner of the 2011 Bainton Prize for Reference Works The “canon” of Hispanic mysticism is expanding. No longer is our picture of this special brand of early modern devotional practice limited to a handful of venerable saints. Instead, we recognize a wide range of “marginal” figures as practitioners of mysticism, broadly defined. Neither do we limit the study of mysticism necessarily to the Christian religion, nor even to the realm of literature. Representations of mysticism are also found in the visual, plastic and musical arts. The terminology and theoretical framework of mysticism permeate early modern Hispanic cultures. Paradoxically, by taking a more inclusive approach to studying mysticism in its “marginal” manifestations, we draw mysticism—in all its complex iterations—back toward its rightful place at the center of early modern spiritual experience. Contributors include: Colin Thompson, Alastair Hamilton, Christina Lee, Clara E. Herrera, Darcy Donahue, Elena del Río Parra, Evelyn Toft, Fernando Durán López, Francisco Morales, Freddy Domínguez, Glyn Redworth, Jane Ackerman, Jessica Boon, José Adriano de Freitas Carvalho, Luce López-Baralt, María Carrión, Maryrica Lottman, and Tess Knighton.