Connell R. Monette, with John A. Shoup ; foreword by Robert Svoboda.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Second edition.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Wilsonville, Oregon :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Sirius Academic Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2015]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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300 pages :
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black and white photographs ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- 1. African Traditional: the Gnaoua -- 2. Buddhism: Shambhala -- 3. Gnosticism: Ecclesia Gnostica Aeterna -- 4. Hermeticism: The Order of Nine Angles -- 5. Sufism: the Boutchichia Tariqa -- 6. Tantra: the International Nath Order -- 7. Witchcraft: Primal Craft -- 8. Yoga: Shadow, Rune, Bhakti -- Concluding remarks.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A mystic tradition can be considered a path or school of spirituality in which ones seeks a direct, personal experience of the Divine Presence - in whatever form that may be - without barriers or intermediaries. Perhaps it could be said that while religions offer believers a system of belief, mystic traditions offer practitioners a system of experience. In Mysticism in the 21st Century, Monette examines five contemporary spiritual movements: Hermeticism, Paganism, Sufism, Tantra, and Yoga, providing the reader with an introduction to this branch of the study of religion. In additional to detailed notes, each chapter also includes recommended reading lists for further study, online sources, and review questions at the end of each chapter. -- Back cover.