Apophasis has become a major topic in the humanities, particularly in philosophy, religion, and literature. This monumental two-volume anthology gathers together most of the important historical works on apophaticism and illustrates the diverse trajectories of apophatic discourse in ancient, modern, and postmodern times. William Franke provides a major introductory essay on apophaticism at the beginning of each volume, and shorter introductions to each anthology selection. The first volume, Classic Formulations, offers excerpts from Plato, Plotinus, Damascius, the Bible, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Maimonides, Rumi, Thomas Aquinas, Marguerite Porete, Dante, Teresa of ¦vila, John of the Cross, and more.
| ISBN: | 9780268028824 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 2007 |
| Author: | William Franke |
| Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 460 pages |
| Genres: |
Philosophy of religion Comparative religion Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge |
Apophasis has become a major topic in the humanities, particularly in philosophy, religion, and literature. This monumental two-volume anthology gathers together most of the important historical works on apophaticism and illustrates the diverse trajectories of apophatic discourse in ancient, modern, and postmodern times. William Franke provides a major introductory essay on apophaticism at the beginning of each volume, and shorter introductions to each anthology selection. The first volume, Classic Formulations, offers excerpts from Plato, Plotinus, Damascius, the Bible, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Maimonides, Rumi, Thomas Aquinas, Marguerite Porete, Dante, Teresa of ¦vila, John of the Cross, and more.
On What Cannot Be Said features in the following genres: Philosophy of religion, Comparative religion, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge
On What Cannot Be Said is available in Paperback, Hardback
On What Cannot Be Said was written by William Franke and published by University of Notre Dame Press
On What Cannot Be Said has 460 pages