Mysticism East and West

Mysticism East and West
Author: Rudolf Otto
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725237482

"This book attempts to penetrate the nature of that strange spiritual phenomenon which we call mysticism by comparing the two principal classic types of Eastern and Western mystical experience. By means of this comparison, and by explaining the individual features of one type by those of the other, the nature of mysticism itself becomes gradually more comprehensible." --From the Foreword

Christian Mysticism East and West

Christian Mysticism East and West
Author: Maria Jaoudi
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1998
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780809138234

Explores themes of transformation, wholeness, and healing as presented by both Eastern and Western mystics, and how their ideas parallel the global insights found in Hinduism, Taoism, Islam, and Buddhism.

Mysticism

Mysticism
Author: Denise Lardner Carmody
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 323
Release: 1996
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780195088199

Defining the mystical experience in terms of a direct encounter with ultimate reality, an examination of the mystical experience as it has been found in six major world religions illuminates the lives and beliefs of each tradition's outstanding mystics. UP.

Enlightenment East and West

Enlightenment East and West
Author: Leonard Angel
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 402
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780791420539

This book shows that mysticism is incomplete without scientific rationalism, and that our current social and political projects cannot be completed without assimilating the values and practices of mysticism. It discusses cross-cultural ethics, mysticism and value theory, mysticism and metaphysics, mysticism and the theory of knowledge, ethics and religion, parapsychology, patriarchy, and social and political history.

The Perennial Philosophy

The Perennial Philosophy
Author: Aldous Huxley
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2012-02-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0061893315

An inspired gathering of religious writings that reveals the "divine reality" common to all faiths, collected by Aldous Huxley "The Perennial Philosophy," Aldous Huxley writes, "may be found among the traditional lore of peoples in every region of the world, and in its fully developed forms it has a place in every one of the higher religions." With great wit and stunning intellect—drawing on a diverse array of faiths, including Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christian mysticism, and Islam—Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the divine. The Perennial Philosophy includes selections from Meister Eckhart, Rumi, and Lao Tzu, as well as the Bhagavad Gita, Tibetan Book of the Dead, Diamond Sutra, and Upanishads, among many others.

The Cambridge Handbook of Western Mysticism and Esotericism

The Cambridge Handbook of Western Mysticism and Esotericism
Author: Glenn Alexander Magee
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 820
Release: 2016-04-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1316679357

Mysticism and esotericism are two intimately related strands of the Western tradition. Despite their close connections, however, scholars tend to treat them separately. Whereas the study of Western mysticism enjoys a long and established history, Western esotericism is a young field. The Cambridge Handbook of Western Mysticism and Esotericism examines both of these traditions together. The volume demonstrates that the roots of esotericism almost always lead back to mystical traditions, while the work of mystics was bound up with esoteric or occult preoccupations. It also shows why mysticism and esotericism must be examined together if either is to be understood fully. Including contributions by leading scholars, this volume features essays on such topics as alchemy, astrology, magic, Neoplatonism, Kabbalism, Renaissance Hermetism, Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, numerology, Christian theosophy, spiritualism, and much more. This Handbook serves as both a capstone of contemporary scholarship and a cornerstone of future research.

Psychotherapy, East and West

Psychotherapy, East and West
Author: Swami Ajaya
Publisher: Himalayan Institute Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1983
Genre: Cross-cultural studies
ISBN: 9780893890872

Compares the diverse teachings of ancient and modern psychotherapies