The Spirit and the Soul
Alcher of Clairvaux · D.P. Curtin
Sep 2024 · The Early Frankish Church (486-1297 AD) Book 40 · Dalcassian Press
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This work delves into the essence of the mind and soul, urging individuals to understand themselves as a means to comprehend their relationship with the divine. It outlines the mind's rational capabilities and its role as a governing substance over the body. The author discusses the duality of human nature, consisting of both soul and flesh, and elaborates on the powers of the soul, including rationality, appetitiveness, and irascibility. Furthermore, it compares the soul's virtues to angelic orders and highlights the soul's capacity for knowledge and love, ultimately pointing to the divine as the ultimate truth and source of existence.
About the author
D.P. Curtin is an Irish-American antiquarian and translator. To date he has translated over three hundred texts relating to the development of the Western World and Christianity between the 5th and 15th centuries. The various manuscripts which he has handle are of sundry cultural provenance, including: Celtic, Gallic, Visigothic, Punic, Nubian, Ethiopian, Coptic, Slavic, Armenian, Nordic, Indo-Persian, Byzantine, Syriac, Anglo-Saxon, and Georgian. He is a graduate of Villanova University, Chestnut Hill College, and Chatham University.
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