Mysticism
A Study of the Nature and Development of Man's Spiritual ConsciousnessBy Evelyn Underhill
Length27h 3m
About this audiobook
"Mysticism" is one of most celebrated books on the subject. The spirit of the book is romantic, engaged, and theoretical rather than historical or scientific. Underhill has little use for theoretical explanations and the traditional religious experience, formal classifications or analysis. She dismisses William James' pioneering study, The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902), and his "four marks of the mystic state" (ineffability, noetic quality, transcience, and passivity).
Excerpt:
"All men, at one time or another, have fallen in love with the veiled Isis whom they call Truth. With most, this has been a passing passion: they have early seen its hopelessness and turned to more practical things. But others remain all their lives the devout lovers of reality: though the manner of their love, the vision which they make to themselves of the beloved object varies enormously. Some see Truth as Dante saw Beatrice: an adorable yet intangible figure, found in this world yet revealing the next."
Audiobook details
GenrePhilosophy
Length27 hrs 3 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 1, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
13Chapter 3 The Purification of the Self
2Part I The Mystic Fact
14Chapter 4 The Illumination of the Self
3Chapter 1 The Point of Departure
15Chapter 5 Voices and Visions
4Chapter 2 Mysticism and Vitalism
16Chapter 6 Introversion, Part I. Recollection and Qui
5Chapter 3 Mysticism and Psychology
17Chapter 7 Introversion. Part II. Contemplation
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6Chapter 4 The Characteristics of Mysticism
18Chapter 8 Ecstacy and Rapture
7Chapter 5 Mysticism and Theology
19Chapter 9 The Dark Night of the Soul
8Chapter 6 Mysticism and Symbolism
20Chapter 10 The Unitive Life
9Chapter 7 Mysticism and Magic
21Conclusion
10Part II The Mystic Way
22Historical Sketch of Mysticism (Appendix)
11Chapter 1 Introductory
23Bibliography & Bibliographical Note (pt. 1)
12Chapter 2 The Awakening of the Self
24Bibliography & Bibliographical Note (pt. 2)
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