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Author Even-Ezra, Ayelet, author.

Title Ecstasy in the classroom : trance, self, and the academic profession in medieval Paris / Ayelet Even-Ezra
Edition First edition
Published New York : Fordham University Press, 2019
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Description 1 online resource
Series Fordham series in medieval studies
Fordham series in medieval studies.
Contents Introduction -- Why was Paul ignorant of his own state, and how do various modes of cognizing God differ? : The experiencing self and the observing self, theology among other modes of cognizing God -- How could Paul remember his rapture? : Memory and the continuity of the self, theology between experience and words -- Can a soul see God or itself without intermediaries? : The self as distinct from its habits and actions, theology between experience and observation -- Does true faith rely on anything external? : The self as an ultimate source of authority, theology between internal and external authority -- What happens to old modes of cognition when new ones are introduced during trance and other transitions? : The self and its ability to manipulate parts of it during transitions, theology between reasoned knowledge and simple faith -- Can knowledge qua knowledge be a virtue? : The self in society, theology between theory and practice
Summary This book analyzes the early thirteenth century theological discourse about Paul's rapture and other modes of cognizing God. It reconstructs the perceptions of transformation and self they imply, and demonstrate their role in establishing the peculiar professional identity of scholastic theologians compared with other seers of God
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 10, 2019)
Subject Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
SUBJECT Paul, the Apostle, Saint
Paul, the Apostle, Saint fast
Subject Ecstasy -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
Visions in the Bible.
Altered states of consciousness -- Religious aspects.
Experience (Religion)
RELIGION -- Christian Life -- General.
Altered states of consciousness -- Religious aspects
Experience (Religion)
Visions in the Bible
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780823281947
0823281949
9780823281930
0823281930