Mystics who have spoken of their union with God have come under suspicion in all three major religious traditions, sometimes to the point of condemnation and execution in the case of Christianity and Islam. Nevertheless, in all three religions the tradition of unio mystica is deep and long. Many of the spiritual giants of these three faiths have seen the attainment of mystical union as the heart of their beliefs and practices.
Despite its importance, mystical union has rarely been investigated in itself, apart from the wider study of mysticism, and even more rarely from the aspect of comparative studies, especially those based upon broad and expert knowledge of the inner life of the three related monotheistic faiths. This text brings together essays that equally explore the broader idea ofunio mystica as well as the mystic traditions within each religion.
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This Bloomsbury Academic Collection consists of classic titles in religious studies.
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| Contributors |
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| Introduction |
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"Universalization and Integration: Two Conceptions of Mystical Union in Jewish Mysticism" |
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"Love, Knowledge and Unio mystica in the Western Christian Tradition" |
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"Bewildered Tongue: The Semantics of Mystical Union in Islam" |
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"Unitive Experiences and the State of Trance" |
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| Name Index |
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Moshe Idel is Max Cooper Emeritus Professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Bernard McGinn is Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology and of the History of Christianity in the Divinity School and the Committees on Medieval Studies and on General Studies at the University of Chicago, USA.
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