Friedrich von Hügel's Mystical Element of Religion remains the authoritative study of the spirituality of Catherine of Genoa. First published in 1908, this seminal work develops the author's major theory of the three basic elements of religion, institutional, intellectual and mystical. Von Hügel shows how Catherine's mysticism relates to her life and thought, making his comprehansive and masterly two-volume analysis a classic in the study of Western mysticism.

Friedrich von Hügel's Mystical Element of Religion remains the authoritative study of the spirituality of Catherine of Genoa. First published in 1908, this seminal work develops the author's major theory of the three basic elements of religion, institutional, intellectual and mystical. Von Hügel shows how Catherine's mysticism relates to her life and thought, making his comprehansive and masterly two-volume analysis a classic in the study of Western mysticism.

Friedrich von Hugel's Mystical Element of Religion remains the authoritative study of the spirituality of Catherine of Genoa. First published in 1908, this seminal work develops the authorís major theory of the three basic elements of religion, institutional, intellectual and mystical. Von Hugel shows how Catherineís mysticism relates to her life and thought, making his comprehensive and masterly two-volume analysis a classic in the study of Western mysticism.Friedrich von Hugel's Mystical Element of Religion remains the authoritative study of the spirituality of Catherine of Genoa. First published in 1908, this seminal work develops the authorís major theory of the three basic elements of religion, institutional, intellectual and mystical. Von Hugel shows how Catherineís mysticism relates to her life and thought, making his comprehensive and masterly two-volume analysis a classic in the study of Western mysticism.Friedrich von Hugel's Mystical Element of Religion remains the authoritative study of the spirituality of Catherine of Genoa. First published in 1908, this seminal work develops the authorís major theory of the three basic elements of religion, institutional, intellectual and mystical. Von Hugel shows how Catherineís mysticism relates to her life and thought, making his comprehensive and masterly two-volume analysis a classic in the study of Western mysticism.