Mystical Union in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Ecumenical Dialogue
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 of unio mystica as well as the mystic traditions within each religion.

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Mystical Union in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Ecumenical Dialogue
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 of unio mystica as well as the mystic traditions within each religion.

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Mystical Union in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Ecumenical Dialogue

Mystical Union in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Ecumenical Dialogue

Mystical Union in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Ecumenical Dialogue

Mystical Union in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Ecumenical Dialogue

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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 of unio mystica as well as the mystic traditions within each religion.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781474281195
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 10/06/2016
Series: Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Unio mystica: The State and the Experience Louis Dupré
Studies
1. Universalization and Integration: Two Conceptions of Mystical Union in Jewish Mysticism Moshe Idel
2. Love, Knowledge and Unio mystica in the Western Christian Tradition Bernard McGinn
3. Bewildered Tongue: The Semantics of Mystical Union in Islam Michael Sells
4. Unitive Experiences and the State of Trance Daniel Merkur
Comments
Moshe Idel
Michael Sells
Daniel Merkur
Bernard McGinn
Notes
Name Index
Subject Index

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