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CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Adviso to Reader xi Introduction xiii Part One 1. Theater of Nudity 3 2. Mysticism of Sexual Union 40 3. Harmony of the Cosmos 59 Part Two 4. Origins of the Canon 79 5. Theology of Ravishment 112 6. Ecstasy of Agapic Love 145 7. Symphony of the Ineffable 172 Conclusion 193 Appendix 197 Cantico di frate sole 197 The Canticle of the Sun 199 Sources of the “Canticle of Brother Sun” Daniel 3:51–90 200 Psalm 148 203 Bibliography 205 Index 219 ...

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