Love’s Deepest Abyss: A Contemplative Ecology of Darkness

“Love’s deepest abyss is her most beautiful form,” so claims Hadewijch of Antwerp, the great medieval Flemish mystic. This strange and alluring idea, shared by many of the apophatic tradition, reflects the sense that the abyssal (sometimes conceived of as a void, a desert, or darkness) is essential...

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Main Author: Douglas E. Christie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Contemplative Sciences Center 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Contemplative Studies
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