ChmsTian Classics ETbeneal Lihmny
Mysticism: A
Study in Nature and Development of Spiritual
Consciousness
Evelyn Underhill
Cbrnsrian Classics
^Erbeneal Lik/iany
Mysticism: A Study in Nature and Development of
Spiritual Consciousness
Author(s): Underhill, Evelyn
Publisher: Grand Rapids, Ml: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Description: First published in 19ll, Mysticism remains the classic in its field. (This is clear from its many different printings.) The
Princeton Theological Review praised this book as 'brilliantly written [and] illuminated with numerous well-chosen extracts
… used with exquisite skill.' Mysticism makes an in-depth and comprehensive exploration of mysticism. Part One ex¬
amines 'The Mystic Fact,' explaining the relation of mysticism to vitalism, to psychology, to theology, to symbolism, and to magic. Part Two, 'The Mystic Way,' explores the awakening, purification, and illumination of the self; discusses voices and visions; and delves into manifestations from ecstasy and rapture to the dark night of the soul. It also contains a useful
Appendix, which details the 'mysticism' of different figures in
Western history. A hundred years old or so, Mysticism still remains the key secondary text on mysticism.
Subjects: Practical theology
Practical religion. The Christian life
Mysticism
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Contents
Title Page 1
Preface to the Twelfth Edition 2
Preface …