Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: searching for oneness
Lanham, Md
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Includes bibliographical references )p. 319-326( and index
Ori Z. Soltes
Introduction: what is mysticism? -- The birth and development of the Abrahamic faiths -- The roots of Judaism and Christianity -- The emergence of Jewish mystical thought -- Early Christian mysticism -- A third player on the stage: Muslim mysticism from the Qur'an to Ibn 'Arabi -- Medieval Jewish mysticism form Merkavah to Kabbalah -- Medieval Christian mysticism from Assisi to Avila -- The spread of and variety within Sufism -- Variations within Jewish and Christian mysticism from the Renaissance through emancipation -- Still searching: the persistence of mysticism in the modern era -- Unfinished epilogues