{"product_id":"dark-night-of-the-soul-st-john-of-the-cross-9781774765470","title":"Dark Night of the Soul (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDark Night of the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e narrate the journey of the soul to mystical union with God. The soul experiences two necessary purgations on the path to Divine union: the first purgation is of the sensory or sensitive part of the soul, the second of the spiritual part. These purgations comprise the first of the three stages of the mystical journey, followed by those of illumination and then union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSt. John's poem is derived from the works of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the sixth century. He did not give the poem a title, but later wrote two book-length commentaries on his poem, one of which was titled \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Night\u003c\/em\u003e. The time and place of composition are not certain, though it is likely the poem was written between 1577 and 1579.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e St John Of the Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1774765470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774765470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Royal Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"St John Of the Cross","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990677225727,"sku":"9781774765470","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d87d368-5c31-42ee-a8f0-62c366c3995d.jpg?v=1683306036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dark-night-of-the-soul-st-john-of-the-cross-9781774765470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}