Sense and Thought - A Study in Mysticism

Originally published in 1936, the author investigates the working of the mind in various types of experiences, showing how sense and thought, volition and cognition, practice and theory, work together, as well in secular as in religious experiences.

List of contents

1.Preliminary 2. The Cloud of Unknowing 3. Liberation from Sin 4. The Naked Intent of the Will 5. Necessary Connections 6. Love of God 7. The Mystic Way 8. The Feeling of One's Own Being 9. Imagery 10. Ecstasy 11. Schemata 12. Conception of God.

About the author

Greta Hort (1903-1967) was sometime Pfeiffer Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge and Principal of University Women's College, University of Melbourne. She later became Professor of English Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Product details

• Authors: Greta Hort
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781041018216
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4101821-6
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / General, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, Spiritualism, Philosophy, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Mysticism, Christianity, mysticism, Philosophy of religion, Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems, Christianity;Mysticism;Philosophy;Religion