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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:book
Christian mystical text
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gptkbp:author
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anonymous
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:dateWritten
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late 14th century
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:theology
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gptkbp:hasWrittenFor
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spiritual disciple
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The Cloud of Unknowing
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:theology
gptkb:centering_prayer
modern contemplative practices
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Middle_English
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gptkbp:mainTheme
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apophatic theology
mystical union with God
unknowing as a path to God
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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For He may well be loved, but not thought. By love may He be gotten and holden, but by thought never.
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gptkbp:publishedInModernEnglish
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yes
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gptkbp:relatedWork
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gptkb:The_Book_of_Privy_Counseling
gptkb:The_Cloud_of_Unknowing_and_Other_Works
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gptkbp:structure
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chapters
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gptkbp:studiedIn
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gptkb:spirituality
medieval literature
Christian spirituality
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gptkbp:subject
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contemplative prayer
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gptkbp:survivingWorks
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yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:mystical_Christianity
gptkb:Western_Christian_mysticism
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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