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Read by: David Wales
Book Coordinator: David Barnes
Meta Coordinator: TriciaG
Proof Listener: Tisha Bordon
Artwork
Cover: Image from the painting “Marsh Road” by Robert Harvey
Inset: Manuscript page showing the decorated initial “I” at the beginning of the Cloud of Unknowing
Inset: Emblem of the Carthusian Order.
Track | Title / Length | |
1 | 0 - Introduction | 40:26 |
2 | 1 - Prologue and the First Chapter | 07:30 |
3 | 2 - The Second Chapter | 03:15 |
4 | 3 - The Third Chapter | 03:19 |
5 | 4 - The Fourth Chapter | 14:02 |
6 | 5 - The Fifth Chapter | 03:43 |
7 | 6 - The Sixth Chapter | 02:15 |
8 | 7 - The Seventh Chapter | 05:59 |
9 | 8 - The Eighth Chapter | 09:16 |
10 | 9 - The Ninth Chapter | 04:26 |
11 | 10 - The Tenth Chapter | 04:54 |
12 | 11 - The Eleventh Chapter | 01:33 |
13 | 12 - The Twelfth Chapter | 03:45 |
14 | 13 - The Thirteenth Chapter | 03:32 |
15 | 14 - The Fourteenth Chapter | 04:07 |
16 | 15 - The Fifteenth Chapter | 03:14 |
17 | 16 - The Sixteenth Chapter | 05:10 |
18 | 17 - The Seventeenth Chapter | 03:41 |
19 | 18 - The Eighteenth Chapter | 02:42 |
20 | 19 - The Nineteenth Chapter | 03:20 |
21 | 20 - The Twentieth Chapter | 03:58 |
22 | 21 - The One and Twentieth Chapter | 05:09 |
23 | 22 - The Two and Twentieth Chapter | 02:54 |
24 | 23 - The Three and Twentieth Chapter | 03:57 |
25 | 24 - The Four and Twentieth Chapter | 03:07 |
26 | 25 - The Five and Twentieth Chapter | 04:16 |
27 | 26 - The Six and Twentieth Chapter | 03:52 |
28 | 27 - The Seven and Twentieth Chapter | 01:03 |
29 | 28 - The Eight and Twentieth Chapter | 02:23 |
30 | 29 - The Nine and Twentieth Chapter | 02:23 |
31 | 30 - The Thirtieth Chapter | 01:15 |
32 | 31 - The One and Thirtieth Chapter | 01:44 |
33 | 32 - The Two and Thirtieth Chapter | 02:44 |
34 | 33 - The Three and Thirtieth Chapter | 02:49 |
35 | 34 - The Four and Thirtieth Chapter | 05:43 |
36 | 35 - The Five and Thirtieth Chapter | 03:22 |
37 | 36 - The Six and Thirtieth Chapter | 02:26 |
38 | 37 - The Seven and Thirtieth Chapter | 03:08 |
39 | 38 - The Eight and Thirtieth Chapter | 03:36 |
40 | 39 - The Nine and Thirtieth Chapter | 03:51 |
41 | 40 - The Fortieth Chapter | 03:49 |
42 | 41 - The One and Fortieth Chapter | 02:52 |
43 | 42 - The Two and Fortieth Chapter | 02:27 |
44 | 43 - The Three and Fortieth Chapter | 03:12 |
45 | 44 - The Four and Fortieth Chapter | 04:57 |
46 | 45 - The Five and Fortieth Chapter | 04:29 |
47 | 46 - The Six and Fortieth Chapter | 02:38 |
48 | 47 - The Seven and Fortieth Chapter | 05:04 |
49 | 48 - The Eight and Fortieth Chapter | 05:04 |
50 | 49 - The Nine and Fortieth Chapter | 02:19 |
51 | 50 - The Fiftieth Chapter | 03:18 |
52 | 51 - The One and Fiftieth Chapter | 04:29 |
53 | 52 - The Two and Fiftieth Chapter | 02:33 |
54 | 53 - The Three and Fiftieth Chapter | 05:10 |
55 | 54 - The Four and Fiftieth Chapter | 04:24 |
56 | 55 - The Five and Fiftieth Chapter | 04:43 |
57 | 56 - The Six and Fiftieth Chapter | 02:16 |
58 | 57 - The Seven and Fiftieth Chapter | 03:31 |
59 | 58 - The Eight and Fiftieth Chapter | 06:44 |
60 | 59 - The Nine and Fiftieth Chapter | 04:07 |
61 | 60 - The Sixtieth Chapter | 02:53 |
62 | 61 - The One and Sixtieth Chapter | 03:39 |
63 | 62 - The Two and Sixtieth Chapter | 02:31 |
64 | 63 - The Three and Sixtieth Chapter | 02:52 |
65 | 64 - The Four and Sixtieth Chapter | 02:09 |
66 | 65 - The Five and Sixtieth Chapter | 02:31 |
67 | 66 - The Six and Sixtieth Chapter | 02:38 |
68 | 67 - The Seven and Sixtieth Chapter | 04:16 |
69 | 68 - The Eight and Sixtieth Chapter | 03:44 |
70 | 69 - The Nine and Sixtieth Chapter | 03:12 |
71 | 70 - The Seventieth Chapter | 04:22 |
72 | 71 - The One and Seventieth Chapter | 03:53 |
73 | 72 - The Two and Seventieth Chapter | 01:48 |
74 | 73 - The Three and Seventieth Chapter | 03:06 |
75 | 74 - The Four and Seventieth Chapter | 03:36 |
76 | 75 - The Five and Seventieth Chapter | 05:39 |
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The Cloud of Unknowing is an anonymous work of Christian mysticism written in Middle English in the latter half of the 14th century. The text is a spiritual guide on contemplative prayer in the late Middle Ages. The underlying message of this work suggests that the way to know God is to abandon consideration of God's particular activities and attributes and be courageous enough to surrender one's mind and ego to the realm of "unknowing", at which point one may begin to glimpse the nature of God. The Cloud of Unknowing is written specifically to a student, and the author strongly commands the student in the Prologue, "do not willingly and deliberately read it, copy it, speak of it, or allow it to be read, copied, or spoken of, by anyone or to anyone, except by or to a person who, in your opinion, has undertaken truly and without reservation to be a perfect follower of Christ." The book counsels the young student to seek God, not through knowledge and intellect, but through intense contemplation, motivated by love, and stripped of all thought. The author is unknown. The English Augustinian mystic Walter Hilton has at times been suggested, but this is generally doubted. It is possible the author was a Carthusian priest, though this is not certain.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0674012595863 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0674012595870 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD case, CD jacket, CD security sleeve, download zip file |
Author | Anonymous |
Translator | Evelyn Underhill |
Year | Late 14th century |
Recording | |
Read by | David Wales |
Length | 5 hours and 23 minutes |
Type of Reading | Solo |
The Cloud of Unknowing
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- Product Code: DB-1340
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