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The Medieval Church · 1259
The Journey of the Mind into God
Itinerarium Mentis in Deum
Bonaventure · 1221–1274
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What it is
Six stages of ascent — through the world, in the world, through the mind, in the mind, and beyond — written on the mountain where Francis received the stigmata.
Why it lasted
The perfect fusion of scholastic structure and mystical aspiration, and probably the finest short book of the Middle Ages.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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