The Cloud of Unknowing
A New Translation
$24.62
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
18 June 2018
Summary
A marvelously readable translation of the great Middle English classic of Christian mysticism—now part of the beautifully designed Shambhala Pocket Library collection.
This anonymous fourteenth-century text is the glory of English mysticism, and one of the most practical and useful guides to finding union with God ever written. Carmen Acevedo Butcher’s new translation is the first to bring the text into a modern English idiom—while remaining strictly faithful to the meaning of the ori…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781611806229 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1611806224 |
| Author: | Carmen Acevedo Butcher |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 18 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 171mm x 108mm |
| Series: | Shambhala Pocket Library |
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Critics Review
“This classic deserves to be read by every age in its own cultural idiom. Dr. Butcher has done just that and has preserved a valuable treasure for our time. This is the book that balances our lust for knowing with the freedom of not needing to know at all!”—Richard Rohr, OFM, author of Radical Grace and Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
“Brilliant, bold, and breathtaking. Carmen Acevedo Butcher is called to this work, and I have no doubt the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing is the one calling her. I loved her sensitivity to the original Middle English, her fascinating background details, and her high level of accuracy. I am delighted that this passionate and readable new translation of the Cloud is on the planet!”—Cynthia Bourgeault, author of The Wisdom Jesus and Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening
About The Author
Carmen Acevedo Butcher
Carmen Acevedo Butcher, PhD, teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, as a full-time lecturer. She was a senior Fulbright lecturer at Sogang University, Seoul, Korea. She has published a number of translations of Christian mystical classics from Latin, Middle English, and other languages.
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