| Description |
350 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Plotinus and Greek mysticism / Ruth Majercik -- Three medieval Christian mystics / Donal H. Bishop -- Quaker mysticism / Warren Steinkraus -- Varieties of Jewish mysticism: a typological analysis / Eliott Wolfson -- American Indian mysticism / Paula Allen -- The "feminine" mode of mysticism / Sandra A. Wawrytko -- Chinese mysticism / Kuang-Ming Wu -- Mysticism in a Buddhist context / Leslie Kawamura -- Hindu mysticism / Bina Gupta, Christopher Lucas -- Islamic mysticism / William Chittick -- African mysticism / Kofi Opoku. |
| Summary |
Mysticism and the Mystical Experience examines both the variety and universality of mysticism, both currently and historically. It considers how various authors have defined mysticism and raises questions about acceptable definitions. It also considers the nature of the mystical experience, its prerequisites and results, and takes up the arguments of proponents for and against the claim of a single universal mysticism in contrast to a multiplicity of mysticisms. |
| Subject |
Mysticism -- Comparative studies.
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Spiritual life -- Comparative studies.
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Psychology, Religious.
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| Added Author |
Bishop, Donald H. (Donald Harold), 1920-2011
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| ISBN |
0945636733 alkaline paper |
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9780945636731 alkaline paper |
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