Psychology of the mystics
By: Maréchal, Joseph.
Contributor(s): Thorold, Agar (Trans.).
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BookSeries: Dover books of western philosophy. Publisher: New York Dover Publications 2004Description: viii; 344p.; 21cm.ISBN: 0486436942.Subject(s): -- Psychology, Religious -- LabouchereDDC classification: 248.22 Summary: An early and influential volume among the 20th-century studies of mystic psychology, this landmark survey begins with an examination of empirical science and religious psychology. It discusses the sensation of presence in mystics and non-mystics, distinctive features of Christian mysticism, and criticisms of the legitimacy of the mystic experience.
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Translation of: Etudes sur la psychologie des mystiques.
Originally published: Studies in the psychology of the mystics. London : Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1927.
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An early and influential volume among the 20th-century studies of mystic psychology, this landmark survey begins with an examination of empirical science and religious psychology. It discusses the sensation of presence in mystics and non-mystics, distinctive features of Christian mysticism, and criticisms of the legitimacy of the mystic experience.
