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020			_a0195088182 (cloth : acidfree paper)
020			_a0195088190 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)32274316
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm32274316
035			_a(NNC)2005173
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050	0	0	_aBL625 _b.C33 1996
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100	1		_aCarmody, Denise Lardner, _d1935-
245	1	0	_aMysticism : _bholiness East and West / _cDenise Lardner Carmody, John Tully Carmody.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c1996.
300			_a323 p. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_g1. _tIntroduction -- _g2. _tHinduism -- _g3. _tBuddhism -- _g4. _tChinese and Japanese Traditions -- _g5. _tJewish Traditions -- _g6. _tChristian Traditions -- _g7. _tMuslim Traditions -- _g8. _tMysticism Among Oral Peoples -- _g9. _tConclusion.
520			_aThe particulars of a mystical experience color and shape its essence. But as Denise and John Carmody tell us, be it a Native American vision quest, or the intense soul-wrenching experience of a great storm, or a passionate love, or a dialogue in deep prayer with a personal divinity - any of these can be considered a mystical episode, if it draws us into a direct encounter with ultimate reality.
520	8		_aIn Mysticism: Holiness East and West, the Carmodys apply this broad definition of mysticism - a direct encounter with ultimate reality - to mystical experiences found in the world's great religions, providing insight into mysticism and into religious practice around the globe.
520	8		_aThe Carmodys offer an informative survey of the six major world religions - the Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions - and they also examine the religious practices of North American, Latin American, African, and Australian native peoples. They illuminate the history, principal beliefs, and teaching of each religion, and then examine the lives and works of each tradition's outstanding mystics.
520	8		_aEqually important, the Carmodys compare the mysticism found in one tradition with that found in the others, revealing how mystical practice varies widely from one religious group to the next. They find, for instance, that Jewish mystical experience has seldom been given to the magical flight practiced by native American shamans, nor has it over-regarded miracle working.
520	8		_aLikewise, the book compares John of the Cross's negation of the self with the Indian doctrine of "not this, not that" which relates to the Buddhist idea of Nirvana. In providing a comprehensive and accessible guide to mysticism, the Carmodys have done a major service for anyone seeking mystical experience and for all those interested in religion as practiced throughout the world.
650		0	_aMysticism _vComparative studies.
700	1		_aCarmody, John, _d1939-
900			_bTOC
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