Platonic Mysticism: Contemplative Science, Philosophy, Literature, and Art

by Arthur Versluis

In Platonic Mysticism, Arthur Versluis clearly and tautly argues that mysticism must be properly understood as belonging to the great tradition of Platonism. He demonstrates how mysticism was historically understood in Western philosophical and religious traditions and emphatically rejects externalist approaches to esoteric religion. Instead he develops a new theoretical-critical model for understanding mystical literature and the humanities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438466323
• ISBN13: 9781438466323
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"