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Mysticism in Early Modern England traces how mysticism featured in polemical and religious discourse in seventeenth-century England and explores how it came to

Beginning with a precise definition of the term mysticism, Spurgeon explores how mystical thought influenced many of England's finest writers.

From the visual and textual art of Anglo-Saxon England onwards, images held a surprising power in the Western Christian tradition. Not only did these artistic r

Essays explore the complex ways in which early modern contemplative writing draws on its late medieval and patristic inheritance.

From divine visions to self-tortures, some strange mystical experiences have shaped the Christian tradition. Full of colourful detail, this book examines the my