Author: PARRINDER, GEOFFREY.
Title: Mysticism in the World's Religions.
Description: London: Sheldon Press,1976. 1st UK ed. "Professor Parrinder defines mysticism as 'the search for unity with the universe, the self, or God", and explores it in two principal areas: monastic mysticism..and theistic mysticism..The search for the mystical through drugs, sex, and visions is also discussed and finally the relation of religious experience to the mystical is shown to be that between the ordinary believer and the expert on the way to union." Pp.8/210. Blue laminated boards. VG.

Keywords: Parrinder Mysticism World Religion Mystical Monastic Theism Religious Experience Drugs Sex Visions Monism Pantheism Yoga Jain Buddha Nirvana Tao Shinto Cabbalah Sufis 16317 Mysticism


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