| Edition |
1st Harper Perennial Modern classics ed. |
| Description |
xi, 312, 28 pages ; 20 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : Harper, 1945. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Examines well-known works on Western mysticism and the writings of Asian and Muslim mystics to provide an overview of the "Philosophia Perennis." Includes a "P.S." with a brief biography of Huxley and an article "Belief" which was not included in the original publication. |
| Contents |
That art thou -- The nature of the ground -- Personality, sanctity, divine incarnation -- God in the world -- Charity -- Mortification, non-attachment, right livelihood -- Truth -- Religion and temperament -- Self-knowledge -- Grace and free will -- Good and evil -- Time and eternity -- Salvation, deliverance, enlightenment -- Immortality and survival -- Silence -- Prayer -- Suffering -- Faith -- God is not mocked -- Tantum religío potuit suadere malorum -- Idolatry -- Emotionalism -- The miraculous -- Ritual, symbol, sacrament -- Spiritual exercises -- Perseverance and regularity -- Contemplation, action and social utility. |
| Subject |
Religion -- Philosophy.
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Philosophy and religion.
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Philosophy and religion. (OCoLC)fst01060826
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Religion -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01093794
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| ISBN |
0061724947 |
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9780061724947 |
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