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Language: English
Published by Fortress Press, 2005
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- Title
- Radical Wisdom
- Author
- Lanzetta, Beverly J.
- Publisher
- Fortress Press
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0800636988
- ISBN 13
- 9780800636982
Lanzetta illuminates the transformative potential of theclassical tradition of women mystics, especially in lightof contemporary violence against women around the world.Focusing on the contemplative process as women's journeyfrom oppression to liberation, Lanzetta draws especially onthe mysticism of Julian of Norwich and Teresa of Avila. Shelays out the contemplative techniques used by mystics toachieve their highest spiritual potential and also investigateshow unjust social and political conditions afflict women'ssouls.Lanzetta identifies a specific historical female mystical path(the via feminina) and draws contemporary conclusions forhow women might understand their bodies, their rights, andtheir ethics.
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About the Author
Beverly Lanzetta is Research Associate at the Southwest Institute for Research on Women, at the University of Arizona Tucson. She is the author of Emerging Heart (2007, 978-0-8006- 3893-1) and Radical Wisdom (2005, 978-0-8006-3698-2).
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