The Cloud of Unknowing [Kindle Edition]

Anonymous (Author), Evelyn Underhill (Translator)

Book 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

• File Size: 133 KB
• Print Length: 145 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1477469346
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Evinity Publishing Inc; 1.0 edition (May 9, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00295S2X6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #397,056 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

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

By Cindi

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

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.