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PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-10022620913X

ISBN-139780226209135

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Number of Pages312 Pages

Publication NameMystic Fable, Volume Two Vol. 2 : the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMysticism, Christianity / History, Sociology / General, Europe / Renaissance, Europe / General

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science, History

AuthorMichel De Certeau

SeriesReligion and Postmodernism Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Reviews" The Mystic Fable is a work of the first importance in its examination of early modern mystics. It continues and expands upon Certeau's life-long project of understanding how we define ourselves in relation to others. The present, second volume provides an argument for which readers of Certeau have been waiting a long time--and they will not be disappointed. Certeau himself explained that the first volume of Mystic Fable traces the constitution of a "new science" (mystical speech) and its enunciation in the speaking subject. The second volume, continued Certeau, is the presentation of the contents of this science. Brilliantly and intelligently edited and introduced by the scholar Luce Giard, Mystic Fable II is the product of a singularly gifted and innovative philosopher.", It is rare, and dazzling, to encounter in one scholar and thinker the erudition, historical range, and theoretical scope, rigor, and creativity, that are Michel de Certeau's. His Mystic Fable I, published in Chicago's Religion and Postmodernism Series in English translation in 1992, stood out at the time, and stands today, as one of our most learned and theoretically significant engagements with late medieval and early modern mysticism. The translation and publication of this second volume will not simply revisit a singular voice and moment in the history of twentieth century French thought; it will also renew and expand that voice for English readers along lines that remain as relevant today as ever. This exceptional and long awaited work will be received enthusiastically, and put to productive scholarly and pedagogical use, in contexts including religious studies and theology, philosophy, medieval and early modern history, and literary studies., " The Mystic Fable is a work of the first importance in its examination of early modern mystics. It continues and expands upon Certeau's life-long project of understanding how we define ourselves in relation to others. The present, second volume provides an argument for which readers of Certeau have been waiting a long time--and they will not be disappointed. Certeau himself explained that the first volume of Mystic Fable traces the constitution of a "new science" (mystical speech) and its enunciation in the speaking subject. The second volume, continued Certeau, is the presentation of the contents of this science. Brilliantly and intelligently edited and introduced by the scholar Luce Giard, Mystic Fable II is the product of a singularly gifted and innovative philosopher."

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal248.22094

Table Of ContentPresentation Mystic Historicities 1. A Social Documentation 2. A Non-Place of Philosophy 3. Unstable Scientific Objects Mystic Operations Chapter One The Look: Nicholas of Cusa 1. The All- Seeing 2. A Geometry of the Look 3. The Circular Discourse: "All and Each at the Same Time" Chapter Two The Poem and Its Prose 1. The Poetic Beginning 2. A Scenography of History: From Silence to Discourse Chapter Three Shards of Speech Dialogues Fragments Melodies Chapter Four Uses of Tradition 1. On Interpretation as a "Received" Text 2. Surin, Reader of John of the Cross through R. Gaultier 3. John of the Cross, a "Saint" Who Wields Authority 4. The "Mystic" Language 5. The "Mystic Phrases": To Say and Not to Say 6. From Extraordinary Graces to the "Universal and Confused Notion" Chapter Five Absolute Reading 1. The Book of the "Spirituals": A Historical Framework 2. The "Moments" of Reading Chapter Six Stories of Passions A Stage for Voices: A Historical Site The Modalizing Excess Breakage and Noises Chapter Seven The Experimental Science of Madness 1. Distance or Space 2. The Other World: The Invention of a Body Chapter Eight Angelic Speech 1. Enunciative Metaphors: "Angelizare" 2. Styles: Being and Saying 3. Figures of Exceedance 4. Retreats before History Chapter Nine Biblical Erudition 1. Chiaroscuros : From Corruption to Reform 2. Theoretical Preliminaries 3. Le Maistre de Sacy 4. Richard Simon Chapter Ten The Strange Secret: Pascal The Fourth Letter to Mademoiselle de Roannez Text and Pre-texts The Staging of the Enunciatory Instance Tripartition of Modalities The Ruses of Argumentation: A War of Movement Meaning: Thinking of / Passing to / the Other "You": The Quoted God The Approach Conceals The Opera of Speech: Glossolalias Fictions of Speech A "Believing" Two Types The Illusion of Meaning Pfister: The Equivocation of Communication Saussure: A Speaking Taken for a Language The Vocal Institution The Senseless and Repetition Ebrietas spiritualis : An Opera Notes Index of Names

SynopsisIt has been twenty-two years since the Press published the first volume of The Mystic Fable" in the Religion and Postmodernism series. The first volume quickly became influential across a wide range of humanistic disciplines and helped to make the tools of poststructuralist thought available to religious studies and theological contexts, especially in the areas of late medieval and early modern mysticism. Volume two has long been anticipated, but it had to wait for Certeau's literary executor to gather the fragments after Certeau's death, and compile them into a coherent book. Together, both volumes solidify Certeau's place in French literary and philosophical circles, and continue his exploration of several interrelated areas, including the paradoxes of historiography, the construction of social reality through practice, testimony, and belief, the theorization of speech in angelology and glossalalia, and the interplay of prose and poetry in discourses of the ineffable. The book will be eagerly read and used by scholars in religious studies, theology, philosophy, history, and literary studies., More than two decades have passed since Chicago published the first volume of this groundbreaking work in the Religion and Postmodernism series. It quickly became influential across a wide range of disciplines and helped to make the tools of poststructuralist thought available to religious studies and theology, especially in the areas of late medieval and early modern mysticism. Though the second volume remained in fragments at the time of his death, Michel de Certeau had the foresight to leave his literary executor detailed instructions for its completion, which formed the basis for the present work. Together, both volumes solidify Certeau's place as a touchstone of twentieth-century literature and philosophy, and continue his exploration of the paradoxes of historiography; the construction of social reality through practice, testimony, and belief; the theorization of speech in angelology and glossolalia; and the interplay of prose and poetry in discourses of the ineffable. This book will be of vital interest to scholars in religious studies, theology, philosophy, history, and literature.

LC Classification NumberBV5077