Mysticism in the Worlds Religions [Hardcover] by Parrinder, Geoffrey - Tapa dura

MYSTICISM IN THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS

Condición: UNSPECIFIED. purple full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. tiny bit of rubbing spine top, tiny nicks on the front, 1cm tear front bottom, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). viii+210p. footnotes throughout. bibliography. index. religion. philosophy. theology. psychology. ~" The world's religions embody a variety of attitudes toward mysticism, based upon their underlying theologies. For people whose increasing awareness of mysticism spills over the traditional borders of religion to verge upon the occult, Geoffrey Parrinder now clarifies the all~embracing claims made for mysticism. Considering the major living religions and traditions of both East and West, he provides clues to the diverse forms and practices of mysticism by men and women today~in their worship and prayers, pilgrimages and festivals. Parrinder defines mysticism as "the search for unity with the universe, the self, or God," and explores it in two principal areas: Monistic mysticism (seeking self~identity or union with the All), and Theistic mysticism (seeking communion but not identity with God). As he progresses through the three major traditions, Indian, Far Eastern, and Western ~ including the Near East, Parrinder dwells upon the differences between those religions that stress communal worship and regular times of devotions, and those that are less organized and more individual in their emphasis. He also discusses the search for the mystical through drugs, sex, and visions; and he compares the religious experience to the mystical experience ~ contrasting the ordinary believer with the true mystic. The present volume is a companion to Parrinder' s very successful Worship in the World's Religions." "Professor Parrinder takes us both through the history of mysticism and across the civilizations. The Greek Mysteries; Indian Mysticism, Buddha and Nirvana; Tao and Shinto; Muhammad and the Sufis; the Bible and Cabbalah and the varieties of Christian mystical experience all come within the scope of his study [as well as] Asian and African ecstatics."~Eric James, The Times (London). Nº de ref. del artículo: 7222205

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