Mystics Of The Renaissance And Their Relation To Modern Thought - Including Meister Eckhart, Tauler, Paracelsus, Jacob Boehme, Giordano Bruno And Othe

First published in 1911, "e;Mystics Of The Renaissance And Their Relation To Modern Thought"e; is a detailed account of Renaissance mysticism with reference to contemporary philosophy and theosophy. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (1861 - 1925) was an Austrian social reformer, philosopher, economist, architect, esotericist, and economist. He rose to celebrity during the latter part of the twentieth century as a literary critic and author of philosophical works, later founding a spiritual movement called "e;anthroposophy"e; which was heavily influenced by German theosophy and idealist philosophy. Contents include: "e;Introduction"e;, "e;Meister Eckhart"e;, "e;Friendship with God (Tauler, Suso and Ruysbroeck)"e;, "e;Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa"e;, "e;Agrippa von Nettesheim and Theophrastus Paracelsus"e;, "e;Valentine Weigel and Jacob Boehme"e;, "e;Giordano Bruno and Angelus Silesius"e;, and "e;Afterword"e;. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.