Medieval and Renaissance Spirituality: Discovering the Treasures of the Great Masters

by Maria Jaoudi

Overview

True spirituality does not happen in a vacuum, as a “God-and-me” phenomenon independent of any context. Rather, it develops and is lived and expressed through the cultural mindset of its time and place. In this accessible and well-illustrated book, Maria Jaoudi opens the treasures of the theology and spirituality of the Middle Ages and Renaissance in the three major Western religious traditions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Through an enlightening discussion of the architecture of Europe’s cathedrals; the work of two remarkable medieval women, Julian and Hildegard; the sefirot of the Jewish Kabbalah; the Islamic love mystics Rabi’a and Rumi; the Florentine masters of the Renaissance; and others, she shows how spirituality was made manifest in the great art and writings of the medieval and Renaissance periods. The great masters of these ages come to life to speak to readers who seek to learn more about spirituality and expand their prayer life.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780809146598
Publisher:	Paulist Press
Publication date:	07/01/2010
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Maria Jaoudi is professor of humanities and religious studies at California State University, Sacramento, where she teaches courses on world religions and cultures, mysticism, ecology, and film.