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Title

A treasury of mystic terms. Part I, The principles of mysticism / John Davidson.

Author

Davidson, John, 1944-

Publication

New Delhi, India : Science of the Soul Research Centre, 2003.

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Additional Authors

Science of the Soul Research Centre (New Delhi, India) publisher.

Description

6 volumes; 25 cm

Summary

"The Treasury is a collection of the spiritual terms found in the literature of the world's religious and mystical traditions. Its primary objective is to elucidate the meaning of the essential terms used by the various spiritual and religious traditions of the world throughout history. It is not primarily intended as a dictionary or as an encyclopedia, nor is it a definitive treatise on any particular subject or religion. It is meant to help the ordinary person understand some of the basic principles of his or her religious background, within the framework of a universal understanding of spirituality. All terms are explained in a simple manner, with each term presented as a separate entry. With the explanations grouped according to subject and placed alongside one another, many similarities between the various religions immediately become apparent. Among these many pages, the reader will find a mixture of interesting concepts, quotations, thoughts, perceptions and ideas. There should be something for everyone, whoever they are and whatever their bent of mind. The Treasury is prepared and edited by an international team of researchers, contributors, editors and readers with a wide variety of religious and cultural backgrounds. All those involved gave their time and expertise freely to the project. Since the Society does not seek any profit and the cost of printing in India is low, the Treasury can be sold at a very low price. This helps the Society stay true to its premise that spirituality is the birthright of all, that no profit should be extracted from its dissemination, and most important that knowledge of these truths should not be withheld from anyone for economic reasons."--

Alternative Title

Principles of mysticism

Subject

• Mysticism > Dictionaries
• Spirituality
• Religions
• Spiritualité
• Religions
• religions (belief systems, cultures)
• Mysticism

Genre/Form

• Dictionary
• dictionaries.
• Dictionaries
• Dictionnaires.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, pages 443-501) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Part I. v. 1. The universe of spirituality with biographic and bibliographic glossary, bibliography and index -- v. 2. The divine eternity -- v. 3. The divine creative power -- v. 4. The hierarchy of creation -- v. 5. Man and the cosmos -- v. 6. The soul in exile.
• Volume 1. The Universe of Spirituality. Mysticism -- Sumerian and Mesopotamian Spirituality -- Zarathushtra and Zoroastrianism -- Judaism. The Hebrew Bible and other texts ; Early Jewish mysticism ; The rabbinic tradition ; Jewish mystics and the Sufis ; The Kabbalah ; Hasidism ; The Essenes -- Christianity. John's Gospel ; The Synoptic Gospels ; Jesus' teaching in the Gospels ; Paul ; Other New Testament Letters ; Revelations ; Apocryphal sources ; Traditional Christian mysticism -- Gnosticism -- The Mandaeans -- Mānī and the Manichaeans -- Greek Mystics and Philosophers. Orpheus ; Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans ; Socratēs and Plato ; Plotinus and the Neo-Platonists ; Hermetic literature -- Islam. The Islamic way of life ; Muḥammad ; The 'Qur'ān' ; The Night Journey ('al-Mi'rāj') ; Marriages ; The death of Muḥammad ; Sufism ; Sufi orders and teachings ; The Sufis -- Indian Traditions. The 'Vedas' and 'Upanishads' ; The Six Schools ; The 'Rāmāyaṇa', the 'Mahābhārata' and the 'Bhagavad Gītā' ; The 'Sant' tradition ; Sikhism -- Buddhism -- Taoism -- Native Cultures. Native North American spirituality ; The Nahua of Central America ; The South American Guaraní ; Australian Aboriginal spirituality -- The perennial philosophy -- Biographic and bibliographic glossary -- Bibliography -- Index of headwords.
• Volume 2. The Divine Eternity. God and Eternity -- The Absolute and the Relative.
• Volume 3. The Divine Creative Power. The Creative Power -- Divine Music.
• Volume 4. The Hierarchy of Creation. The realms of creation -- Deities, rulers, archons, and angels.
• Volume 5. Man and the Cosmos. The nature of man -- Cosmic principles.
• Volume 6. The Soul in Exile. Evil, the Devil, and the negative power -- The veil of the physical -- Reincarnation, destiny, and the law of cause and effect.

ISBN

• 8190173103
• 9788190173100

LCCN

2004329276

OCLC

• 55808241
• SCSB-10973705

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library