The Cloud of Unknowing [Kindle Edition]

Anonymous (Author), Evelyn Underhill (Translator)

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Product Description

This is Evelyn Underhill's translation of the medieval spiritual guidebook called The Cloud of Unknowing, written by an anonymous English monk. At the core is a mystical approach to Christian prayer, in which God is found not through rote knowledge, but through 'blind love.' It has been described as Christianity with a Zen outlook.. --J.B. Hare

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 133 KB
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Evinity Publishing Inc; 1.0 edition (May 9, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00295S2X6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,378 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Either a poor translation or old English, November 5, 2011

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Cindi - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Cloud of Unknowing (Kindle Edition)

The book itself is a classic, and very much worth reading. However, this translation is too old and cumbersome. I read a lot of texts in older versions of English, and am pretty good at comprehending them. However, the sentence structure and the words themselves are very frustrating. I am going to look for a different version.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Cloud of Unknowing for Kindle, January 16, 2012

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Blair Kasfeldt "Biblical Hebrew: Vocabulary M... (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cloud of Unknowing [Illustrated] (Kindle Edition)

A classic of Christian mysticism. Yes, the translation is old and stilted; it is much the same as most other kindle editions of this same title. What sets this edition apart is the ease to read formatting and navigation of this ebook.