{"product_id":"the-mystic-mind-jerome-kroll-9780415340519","title":"The Mystic Mind: The Psychology of Medieval Mystics and Ascetics","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating collaboration between a medieval historian and a professor of psychiatry, this enthralling book applies modern biological and psychological research findings to the lives of medieval mystics and ascetics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing upon a database of over 1,400 medieval holy persons and in-depth studies of individual saints, this illuminating study examines the relationship between medieval mystical experiences, the religious practices of mortification; laceration of the flesh, sleep deprivation and extreme starvation, and how these actions produced altered states of consciousness and brain function in the heroic ascetics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining and disputing much contemporary writing about the political and gender motivations in the medieval quest for a closeness with God, this is essential reading for anyone with an interest in medieval religion or the effects of self-injurious behaviour on the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerome Kroll, Bernard Bachrach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415340519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415340519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.36w x 0.72d","brand":"Jerome Kroll","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119676682495,"sku":"9780415340519","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6bd9af34-696c-4128-885e-2c5b5f3fdf4c.jpg?v=1687410402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mystic-mind-jerome-kroll-9780415340519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}