Abstract

Introduction: What is Mysticism? Chapter 1 The Birth and Development of the Abrahamic Faiths Chapter 2 The Roots of Judaism and Christianity Chapter 3 The Emergence of Jewish Mystical Thought Chapter 4 Early Christian Mysticism Chapter 5 A Third Player on the Stage: Muslim Mysticism from the Qur'an to Ibn 'Arabi Chapter 6 Medieval Jewish Mysticism form Merkavah to Kabbalah Chapter 7 Medieval Christian Mysticism from Assisi to Avila Chapter 8 The Spread of and Variety within Sufism Chapter 9 Variations within Jewish and Christian Mysticism from the Renaissance through Emancipation Chapter 10 Still Searching: The Persistence of Mysticism in the Modern Era Chapter 11 Unfinished Epilogues Suggestions for Further Reading

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