Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Throughout the ages and across religious traditions, people have yearned to personally experience God and deeply connect with the Creator. In Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Ori Z. Soltes traces the sweep of mysticism-the search for oneness with God-throughout the three Abrahamic traditions.

Ori Z. Soltes is Goldman Professorial Lecturer in theology and fine arts at Georgetown University and a regular lecturer at the Smithsonian Institution.

Preface and Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: What Is Mysticism?	p. 1
The Birth and Development of the Abrahamic Faiths	p. 11
The Roots of Jewish and Christian Mysticism	p. 23
The Emergence of Jewish Mystical Thought	p. 33
Early Christian Mysticism	p. 57
A Third Player on the Stage: Muslim Mysticism from the Qur'an to Ibn `Arabi	p. 73
Medieval Jewish Mysticism: From Merkavah to Kabbalah	p. 105
Medieval Christian Mysticism: From Assisi to Avila	p. 135
The Spread of and Variety within Sufism	p. 159
Variations within Jewish and Christian Mysticism: From the Renaissance through Emancipation	p. 193
Still Searching: The Persistence of Mysticism in the Modern Era	p. 241
Unfinished Epilogues	p. 283
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 319
Index	p. 327
About the Author	p. 339
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Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Searching for Oneness

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