Into the Dark Night and Back : the Mystical Writings of Jean-Joseph Surin
The Mystical Writings of Jean-Joseph Surin
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Word Count
137,000 words, Guess
Page Count
548 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139789004387645
- ISBN-109004387641
- Library of Congress Control Number2018047730
- OCLC Control Number1048938979
- Better World Books9789004387645
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL38036478M
Classifications
- LCCBV5075.S8713 2018
- LCCBV5075 .S8713 2019
Description
The French mystic Jean-Joseph Surin (1609-1665) was the chief exorcist during the infamous demonic possession in Loudun in 1634-1637. During the exorcism, a demon entered Surin's own soul, and the exorcist became demoniac. He spent the following eighteen years of his life mute, and paralyzed. All the while his troubled mind conversed with God, and he composed hymns and poems that tried to comprehend his agony. Surin left detailed descriptions of the dramatic events that shaped his life and fascinated his fellow Jesuits. But Surin was also an author of spiritual texts, a spiritual director of souls, a poet, and a prolific correspondent. This volume is the first to offer English readers a comprehensive selection of Surin's mystical writings.
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