Teresa of Avila, Teresa of Avila
Teresa of Avila, Teresa of Avila
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Teresa of Avila
The Book of My Life

Author: Teresa of Avila, Tessa Bielecki, Mirabai Starr

Series: Shambhala

Narrator: Gabrielle Madé, Kathleen Gati

Unabridged: 15 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/03/2018

Synopsis

Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) is one of the most beloved of the Catholic saints. In 1562, during the era of the Spanish Inquisition, Teresa sat down to write an account of the mystical experiences for which she had become famous. The result was this book, one of the great classics of spiritual autobiography. With this fresh translation of The Book of My Life, Mirabai Starr brings the inimitable Spanish mystic to life for a new generation, with contemporary English that mirrors Teresa's own earthy, vernacular Spanish, and that presents us with--four centuries after Teresa's death--someone we feel we know: a woman intoxicated with God yet filled with an overflowing love for the world.

About The Author

MIRABAI STARR is an adjunct professor of philosophy and religious studies at the University of New Mexico. She has studied a wide variety of religious traditions, including Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Christianity. She is also the translator of Teresa of Ávila's Interior Castle and The Dark Night of the Soul by John of the Cross. She lives in Taos, New Mexico.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valeriu

Fiindcă prezentarea cărții pe Goodreads îmi aparține, aș putea să o mut aici. Firește, nu voi face asta. Cu mulți ani în urmă, cînd am scris postfața, am fost interesat îndeosebi de statutul femeii la sfîrșitul Evului Mediu, căci sfînta Teresa de Jesús a fost un exemplu mai mult decît elocvent. În v......more

Goodreads review by Manuel

ESPAÑOL: He leído este libro por tercera vez. Más que una autobiografía, es una lección sobre la oración mental (meditación). Cada vez que lo he leído me ha sido beneficioso. Esta vez más aun que las anteriores. ENGLISH: This is the third time I have read this book. Rather than an autobiography, it is......more

Goodreads review by Rochelle

Great book. Teresa of Avila was a woman of very modern sensibilities. Her love affair with God is an integral part of this extraordinary autobiography/confession. There are the usual markers of the narrow-mindedness of the contemporary culture in which she lived: the pervasive religious fascism and......more

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