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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
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A brilliant analysis of the linguistic aspect of mysticism.,
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This review is from: Mystical Languages of Unsaying (Paperback)
Using examples from Christian and Islamic mystical texts,
Sells shows that these texts operate through "apophatic" language, that is the language of unsaying
or saying what cannot be said. An important study in the History
of Religions, in Literary Criticism, and in the comparative study of mysticism.
8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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An ineffably mutable text,
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This review is from: Mystical Languages of Unsaying (Paperback)
The contents of this text are profound and one of the best treatments of the subject I've ever come across. It has incarnated, nay, manifested itself as a University of Chicago paperback. That august publisher has provided us with a tangible reminder of the universality of mutability and change. Not long after I started reading it, the book split along the spine and now all the pages are falling out. So I must search for a hardcover version, if it exists.
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Mystical Languages of Unsaying by Michael Anthony Sells (Paperback - May 2, 1994)
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