A Companion to John of Ruusbroec

This Companion offers a comprehensive overview of research into the life, work, and influence of John of Ruusbroec (1293-1381). In addition, it contains the first English translation of a series of Middle Dutch texts related to Ruusbroec and his context.

About the author

John Arblaster is a research associate in theology at the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven). His research focuses on the doctrine of deification in the Latin West, with a particular emphasis on authors from the late medieval Low Countries.

Rob Faesen (PhD, University of Antwerp, 1997) is professor of theology at the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) and of arts at the University of Antwerp. He has published extensively on Ruusbroec and the Middle Dutch mystical tradition.

Product details

• Assisted by: John Arblaster (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.05.2014
• EAN: 9789004265400
• ISBN: 978-90-04-26540-0
• No. of pages: 466
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 239 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 839 g
• Series: Brill's Companions to the Chri
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works