Simone Weil : mystic of passion and compassion /
'The present book reflects on the life, work, and legacy of an exceptional and enigmatic woman: the philosopher and French Jewish mystic Simone Weil. It constitutes a testimony so unique that it is impossible to ignore. In a Europe where authoritarian regimes were dominant and heading, in a sin...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Portuguese Spanish |
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Eugene, OR :
Cascade Books,
2015
Eugene, Or. : ©2015 Eugene, Oregon : [2015] |
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| Summary: | 'The present book reflects on the life, work, and legacy of an exceptional and enigmatic woman: the philosopher and French Jewish mystic Simone Weil. It constitutes a testimony so unique that it is impossible to ignore. In a Europe where authoritarian regimes were dominant and heading, in a sinister manner, toward World War II, this woman of fragile health but indomitable spirit denounced the contradictions of the capitalist system, the brutality of Nazism, and the paradox of bourgeois thought. At the same time, her spiritual journey was one of zeal and sorrow--that of a true mystic--but her radical intrasigence and passion for freedom kept her from actually approaching the institutional church.'-- |
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| Item Description: | Originally published as Simone Weil : una mística a los límites. Buenos Aires : Ciudad Nueva, 2011 Originally published as Simone Weil : una mística a los límites. Buenos Aires : Ciudad Nueva, 2011 Translated from the Portuguese |
| Physical Description: | xx, 146 p. ; 23 cm xx, 146 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-146) Includes bibliography (p. 143-146) Includes bibliography (pages 143-146) |
| ISBN: | 1498220665 9781498220668 |