The fight for supremacy in the German and European Freemasonry is one of thecentral topics of this volume. Another key element is the discord between the 'Ordensgeneral' Adam Weishaupt and his most important colleague Adolph Freiherr von Knigge. All of the letters are comprehens…
This book is a study of three medieval women, Hildegard of Bingen, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Julian of Norwich, all of whom were mystics. Although they differed radically in temperament, they largely transcended the antifeminism of their times - perhaps as a result of the conf…
This book is a study of three medieval women, Hildegard of Bingen, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Julian of Norwich, all of whom were mystics. Although they differed radically in temperament, they largely transcended the antifeminism of their times - perhaps as a result of the conf…
This book, by the editor of the journal Incognita, takes the reader on a fantastic journey through a wide range of cultures and traditions to examine the phenomenon of ecstatic visionary experiences--from Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Taoist Immortals to the imaginative fiction of …
Neoplatonism and emanationism -- Plotinus, the key -- Emanation explained -- Neoplatonism spreads -- Arab neoplatonism to Ibn Arabi -- Arab neoplatonism -- The first sufis -- Sufi classics -- Jewish and Christian Neoplatonism to Meister Eckhart -- Jewish neoplatonism -- Jewish s…
Neoplatonism and emanationism -- Plotinus, the key -- Emanation explained -- Neoplatonism spreads -- Arab neoplatonism to Ibn Arabi -- Arab neoplatonism -- The first sufis -- Sufi classics -- Jewish and Christian Neoplatonism to Meister Eckhart -- Jewish neoplatonism -- Jewish s…
"Western Sufism is sometimes dismissed as a relatively recent 'new age' phenomenon, but in this book Mark Sedgwick argues that it has deep roots, both in the Muslim world and in the West. In fact, although the first significant Western Sufi organization was not established until…
