What is mysticism? -- Types of mystical experiences -- Mystical paths -- The diversity of mystical knowledge-claims -- The interaction of experience and culture in mystical knowledge -- Approaches in the study of mysticism -- Themes in the history of mysticism -- Psychological, sociological, and cultural approaches to mysticism -- The scientific study of mystical experiences -- The relation of mysticism and science -- Are mystical experiences cognitive? -- Mysticism and language -- Mysticism and morality -- Comparative approaches to mysticism -- Theological approaches to comparative mysticism -- The importance in studying mysticism today.
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