The Mystic Mind: The Psychology of Medieval Mystics and Ascetics

by Bernard S. Bachrach, Jerome Kroll, Bernard Bachrach

Book Overview

A fascinating collaboration between a medieval historian and a professor of psychiatry, this enthralling book applies modern biological and psychological research findings to the lives of medieval mystics and ascetics.

Drawing upon a database of over 1,400 medieval holy persons and in-depth studies of individual saints, this illuminating study examines the relationship between medieval mystical experiences, the religious practices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415340519
• ISBN13: 9780415340519
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"