Mystical Terms in Johannes Altenstaig’s Vocabularius theologiae (1517)
Renaissance and Reformation December 9, 2024 Samuel J. Dubbelman, Erin Risch Zoutendam 1 citation
This article contributes to the study of Christian mysticism in the sixteenth century by providing translations of mystical terms from Johannes Altenstaig’s Vocabularius theologiae (1517), including extasis, devotio, contemplatio, meditatio, mysticum, orare/oratio, raptus, theologia mystica, and unio. The introduction offers an overview of Altenstaig’s biography and the theological dictionary...