Encyclopedia of MYSTICISM and Mystery Religions

John Ferguson

No single work can hope to explore every aspect of man's mystical experience, yet this encyclopedia comes close to achieving that. Arranged in an easy-to-find, alphabetical order, this book in 228 pages

⚫ offers essential information on the manifold aspects of mysticism

draws on the words of the mystics themselves whenever possible has over 1,000 entries and more than 125 illustrations

⚫covers a broad range from Christian mystical theology to Sufism, the ancient philosophers to the Cambridge Plato-nists, and from visionaries such as William Blake and clas sics such as "The Cloud of Unknowing" to the role played by drugs, yoga, music and dance

is a comprehensive work of reference that is unprece dented in its fullness of coverage.

"A positive goldmine of an encyclopedia. One of the most lively and literate since the great Dr. Johnson's dictionary.

San Francisco Chronicle

"A must for any religion library."

-Horizon

"Indispensable."

The New Review of Books and Religions