Bibliography
The number of books on mysticism and mystics continues to grow. This list is partial. I do not claim to have read the whole list or even a majority of the books mentioned. The books were selected either because I knew something about the authors, found the title intriguing, or because the book dealt with a subject that I felt might be researched by a student. Happy hunting. The field is not only white with harvest, but many gifted people have already reaped rewards. Please forward your own entries so that we can continue to expand this collection. We use library format and only capitalize names and proper nouns.
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Abbott, Margery Post, Quaker Views on Mysticism. Wallingford Pa: Pendle Hill Publications, 2004
Anderson, Sarah Heaven's face thinly veiled : a book of spiritual writing by women. Boston : Shambhala , 1998.
Andrew Harvey. The Essential mystics : the soul's journey into truth. Edison, N.J. : Castle Books, c1998.
Armstrong, Karen, 1944- Visions of God : four medieval mystics and their writings New York : Bantam Books, c1994.
Arndt, Johann, 1555-1621. True Christianity New York : Paulist Press, c1979.
Arraj James John of the Cross and Dr. C.G. Jung : Christian mysticism in the light of Jungian psychology Chiloquin, OR : Tools for Inner Growth, c1986.
Arsen{226}ev, Nikolas Sergeevich, Mysticism and the Eastern church Crestwood, N.Y. : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1979.
Bailey, Raymond. Thomas Merton on mysticism. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975.
Bangley, Bernard, ed, Radiance: a spiritual memoir of Evelyn Underhill. Brewster Mass: Paraclete Books, 2004.
Besserman, Perle The Shambhala guide to Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism Boston : Shambhala ; [New York]
Bohme, Jakob, 1575-1624. The 'Key' of Jacob Boehme.Grand Rapids, MI: Phanes Press, 1991
Bokser, Ben Zion The Jewish mystical tradition. New York : Pilgrim Press, c1981.
Bradley, Ritamary, Julian's Way : A Practical Commentary on Julian of Norwich. Harpercollins 1992.
Bridges, Hal, American mysticism : from William James to Zen New York : Harper & Row [1970
Brinton, Howard Haines, The religious philosophy of Quakerism : the beliefs of Fox, Barclay, and Penn as based on the Gospel of John Wallingford, PA : Pendle Hill Publications, 1973.
Butcher, Carmen Acevedo. Hildegard of Bingen: a spiritual reader. Brewster, Mass. Parachete Press, 2007.
Capps, Walter Holden and Wright, Wendy M.Silent fire : an invitation to Western mysticism San Francisco : Harper & Row, c1978.
Capra, Fritjof. The Tao of physics : an exploration of the parallels between modern physics and Eastern mysticism . Boston : Shambhala, 2000.
Carmody, Denise Lardner, 1935- Mysticism : holiness East and West / New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Clark, James Midgley, The great German mystics, Eckhart, Tauler and Suso. New York, Russell & Russell [1970]
Coleman, Thomas William, English mystics of the fourteenth century Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press [1971]
Colledge, Edmund. The Mediaeval mystics of England New York : Scribner 1961
Collis, Louise. Memoirs of a medieval woman; the life and times of Margery Kempe. New York, Crowell [1964]
Comper, Frances M. M. (The life of Richard Rolle, together with an edition of his English lyrics (now for the first time published), New York, Barnes & Noble [1969]
Cooper, Austin. Julian of Norwich : reflections on selected texts Mystic, Conn. : Twenty-Third Publications, 1988, c1986.
Copleston, Frederick Charles. Religion and the One : philosophies East and West. New York : Crossroad, 1982.
Coxhead, Nona. The relevance of bliss New York : St. Martin's Press, 1986.
Cugno, Alain, Saint John of the Cross : reflections on mystical experience New York : Seabury Press, 1982.
Cupitt, Don. Mysticism after modernity Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, c1998.
Dan, Joseph, - Gershom Scholem and the mystical dimension of Jewish history New York : New York University Press, 1987.
Daniel C. Matt.The essential Kabbalah : the heart of Jewish mysticism. [San Francisco, Calif.] : HarperSanFrancisco, c1995
Danto, Arthur Coleman, 1924- Mysticism and morality : Oriental thought and moral philosophy New York : Columbia University Press, 1987, c1988.
D'Aquili, Eugene G., 1940 The mystical mind : probing the biology of religious experience Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, c1999.
Davis, Erik. Techgnosis : myth, magic, mysticism in the age of information New York : Harmony Books, c1998.
Dedopulos, Tim. Kabbalah; an illustrated introduction to the esoteric heart of Jewish mysticism. New York: Gramercy Books, 2005.
Dicken, E. W. Trueman. The crucible of love : a study of the mysticism of St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross New York : Sheed and Ward, 1963.
Drury, Nevill, 1947- Dictionary of mysticism and the occult San Francisco : Harper & Row, c1985.
Dupre, Louis and James A. Wiseman Light from light : an anthology of Christian mysticism New York : Paulist Press, c1988.
Dupre, Louis K., 1925 The deeper life : an introduction to Christian mysticism New York : Crossroad, 1981.
Eckhart, Meister, d. 1327. Breakthrough, Meister Eckhart's creation spirituality, in new translation (introd. and commentaries by Matthew Fox). Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1980.
Eckhart, Meister, d. 1327. Meister Eckhart : a modern translation [from the German] New York : Harper & Row, [1988?], c1941.
Eckhart, Meister, d. 1327. Passion for creation : the earth-honoring spirituality of Meister Eckhart / [introduction and commentaries by] Matthew Fox. Inner Traditions, c2000.
Eckhart, Meister, d. 1327. The essential sermons, commentaries, treatises, and defense New York : Paulist Press, c1981.
Eckhart, Meister, Meister Eckehart speaks : a collection of the teachings of the famous German mystic New York : Philosophical Library, 1965.
Elizabeth Ruth Obbard Medieval women mystics : Gertrude the Great, Angela of Foligno,Birgitta of Sweden, Julian of Norwich : selected spiritual writings. Hyde Park, N.Y. : New City Press, c2002.
Elizabeth Strakosh (translator) Meister Eckehart speaks : a collection of the teachings of the famous German mystic: Meister Eckhart. New York : Philosophical Library, 1965.
Ellwood, Robert S Mysticism and religion Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1980.
Enomiya-Lassalle, Hugo M. (Hugo Makibi), Zen meditation for Christians La Salle, Ill., Open Court, 1974.
Erb, Peter C., 1943 Pietists, Protestants, and mysticism : the use of late Medieval spiritual texts in the work of Gottfried Arnold (1666-1714) Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1989.
Evelyn Underhill The cloud of unknowing : the classic of medieval mysticism Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2003.
Fairweather, William. Among the mystics Freeport, N.Y. : Books for Libraries Press [1968]
Flinders, Carol. Enduring grace : living portraits of seven women mystics [San Francisco, Calif.] HarperSanFrancisco, c1993.
Frankiel, Tamar, 1946 The gift of Kabbalah : discovering the secrets of heaven, renewing your life on earth. Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Pub., 2001.
French, R.M (trans) The Way of a pilgrim; and, The pilgrim continues his way London : S.P.C.K., 1965.
Gill, Gregory and Tintori, Karen. The Book of Names. New York: St Martin’s Press, 2007.
Goldsmith, Joel S., Awakening mystical consciousness.New York : Harper, c1979.
Goldsmith, Joel S.,. Practicing the Presence New York, Harper [1986]
Gosset, Thierry.Women mystics of the medieval era : an anthology London : St Pauls, 2003.
Grant, Patrick, 1941 Literature of mysticism in Western tradition New York : St. Martin's Press, 1983.
Gregory, of Nyssa The life of Moses New York : Paulist Press, 1978.
Haliczer, Stephen, 1942 Between exaltation and infamy : female mystics in the golden age of Spain Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Hanson, Kenneth, 1953- Kabbalah : three thousand years of mystic tradition Tulsa, Okla. : Council Oak Books, 1998.
Happold, F. Crossfield Mysticism: a study and an anthology, [by] F. C. Happold Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1970.
Harkness, Georgia Elma Mysticism : its meaning and message Nashville : Abingdon Press, 1973.
Harpur, James Loving Burning in the Soul.Boston: New Seeds Books, 2005
Harvey Andrew.The Essential mystics : the soul's journey into truth / Edison, N.J. : Castle Books, c1998.
Henry, Paul, The path to transcendence : from philosophy to mysticism in Saint Augustine Pittsburgh, Pa. : Pickwick Press, 1981.
Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179. Hildegard of Bingen's book of divine works with letters and songs(edited and introduced by Matthew Fox Santa Fe, N.M. : Bear & Co., c1987
Hoffman, Bengt Runo, Luther and the mystics : a re-examination of Luther's spiritual experience and his relationship to the mystics Minneapolis : Augsburg Pub. House, c1976.
Hopkinson, Arthur Wells Mysticism : old and new Port Washington, N.Y. Kennikat Press, [1971]
Inge, William Ralph, 1860-1954. Studies of English mystics Freeport, N.Y. : Books for Libraries Press [1969].
Inge, William Ralph, 1860-1954.Christian mysticism. New York : Meridian Books, 1956.
Jaeger, Willigis. Search for the meaning of life : essays and reflections on the mystical experience Liguori, Mo. : Triumph Books, c1995.
Jantzen, Grace. Julian of Norwich : mystic New York : Paulist Press, c1988.
Johnston, William, 1925- Christian mysticism today San Francisco : Harper & Row, c1984.
Johnston, William, 1925- Mystical theology : the science of love / Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [1998].
Jones, Rufus Matthew Studies in mystical religion New York : Russell & Russell, 1970, [1909
Jones, Rufus Matthew, 1863-1948.Some exponents of mystical religion New York : Abingdon Press, 1930.
Jones, Rufus Matthew, Rufus Jones speaks to our time : an anthology / edited by Harry Emerson Fosdick. New York : Macmillan, 1961.
Julian, of Norwich, Revelation of love.New York : Doubleday, c1996
Katz, Steven T Mysticism and language New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Katz, Steven T. Mysticism and religious traditions New York : Oxford University Press, 1983.
Kavanaugh, Kieran. John of the Cross, Saint, 1542-1591. John of the Cross : selected writings New York : Paulist Press, c1987.
Knowles, David, b. 1896. The English mystical tradition New York : Harper [1961]
Knowles, David, b. 1896.The English mystical tradition. New York : Harper [1961]
Knowles, David, The nature of mysticism New York : Hawthorn Books, [1966]
Kushner, Lawrence, 1943- Honey from the rock = [Devash mi-sela'] = d'vash misela : visions of Jewish mystical renewal Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Pub., 1990, c1977.
Kushner, Lawrence, 1943- The river of light : spirituality, Judaism, and the evolution of consciousness San Francisco : Harper & Row, c1981
Kushner, Lawrence, 1943/ The river of light : Nahara DiNehora : spirituality, Judaism consciousness Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Pub., c1990, 1981.
Kushner, Lawrence, Kabbalah: A Love Story. New York: Morgan Road Books, 2006.
Laenen, J. H. Jewish mysticism : an introduction; Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2001.
Lagorio, Valerie Marie, 1925- The 14th-century English mystics : a comprehensive annotated bibliography New York : Garland Pub., 1981.
Liem, Ann. Jacob Boehme : insights into the challenge of evil..Wallingford, Pa. : Pendle Hill Publications, 2000.
Louis Jacobs The Schocken book of Jewish mystical testimonies New York : Schocken Books, 1997.
Louth, Andrew. The origins of the Christian mystical tradition from Plato to Denys / Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1981.
Maloney, George A., Invaded by God : mysticism and the indwelling trinity Denville, NJ : Dimension Books, c1979.
Mark Atherton (ed) Hildegard Saint, 1098-1179. Selected writings London : Penguin, 2001.
Martin, Dennis D. Carthusian spirituality : the writings of Hugh of Balma and Guigo de Ponte New York : Paulist Press, c1996.
McGinn, Bernard Meister Eckhart and the Beguine mystics : Hadewijch of Brabant, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Marguerite Porete New York : Continuum, 1994.
McGinn, Bernard, 1937- The flowering of mysticism : men and women in the new mysticism (1200-1350) New York : Crossroad, c1998.
McGinn, Bernard, 1937- The growth of mysticism New York : Crossroad, c1994.
McGinn, Bernard, 1937-The mystical thought of Meister Eckhart: the man from whom God hid nothing. New York : Crossroad Pub., c2001.
McGinn, Bernard, The foundations of mysticism. New York : Crossroad, 1995, c1991.
McGinn, Bernard. The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism. New York: The Modern Library, 2006.
McNamara, William. Christian mysticism : a psychotheology Chicago, Ill. Franciscan Herald Press, c1981.
Macquarrie, John. Two Worlds are Ours: an introduction to Christian Mysticism. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2005.
Mendes-Flohr Paul Ecstatic confessions San Francisco : Harper & Row, c1985.
Merkur, Daniel. Gnosis : an esoteric tradition of mystical visions and unions Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1993.
Merton, Thomas,. Mystics and Zen masters New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1967
Molinari, Paolo, 1912- Julian of Norwich : the teaching of a 14th century English mystic Arden Library, 1979, [c1958]
Moltmann, Juergen. Experiences of God London : SCM Press, 1980.
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Muto, Susan Annette. John of the Cross for today : Notre Dame, Ind. : Ave Maria Press, 1991.
Nobleman, Roberta. Julian (of Norwich) , 1342-1413. Ramsey, NJ: Paulist Press 1985.
Nuth, Joan M. God's lovers in an age of anxiety : the medieval English mystics Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, 2001.
Oliver, Mary Anne McPherson, 1935- Conjugal spirituality : the primacy of mutual love in Christian tradition Kansas City, Mo. : Sheed & Ward, c1994.
Ostrander, Richard, 1965- The life of prayer in a world of science : Protestants, prayer, and American culture, 1870-1930 Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Otto, Rudolf, 1869-1937. Mysticism East and West : a comparative analysis of the nature of mysticism Wheaton, Ill. ; Theosophical Pub. House, 1987.
Ozment, Steven E. Mysticism and dissent : religious ideology and social protest in the sixteenth century New Haven : Yale University Press, 1973.
Parsons, William Barclay, 1955- The enigma of the oceanic feeling : revisioning the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Peck, George Terhune, The triple way : purgation, illumination, union Lebanon PA : Pendle Hill Publications, 1977.
Pseudo-Dionysius, the Areopagite. Pseudo-Dionysius : the complete works translation by Colm Luibheid ; New York : Paulist Press, c1987.
Rolle, Richard, of Hampole, 1290?-1349, the English writings New York : Paulist Press, c1988.
Runzo Joseph and Ihara, Craig K. Religious experience and religious belief : essays in the epistemology of religion Lanham, MD : University Press of America, 1986.
Ruusbroec, Jan van, 1293-1381. John Ruusbroec : The Spiritual espousals New York : Paulist Press, c1985
Sanford, John A. Mystical Christianity : a psychological commentary on the Gospel of John New York : Crossroad, c1993.
Selected Bibliography
Shorto, Russell. Saints and madmen : psychiatry opens its doors to religion New York : Henry Holt, 1999.
Smith, Huston. The way things are : conversations with Huston Smith on the spiritual life. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003.
Smith, Margaret, The way of the mystics : the early Christian mystics and the rise of the Sufis New York : Oxford University Press, 1978, c1976.
Smith, Margaret. An introduction to mysticism New York : Oxford University Press, 1977.
Spencer, Sidney, Mysticism in world religion. Baltimore, Penguin Books [1963]
Staal, Frits. Exploring mysticism : a methodological essay University of California Press, [1975]
Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence), 1886- Mysticism and philosophy Los Angeles : J.P. Tarcher ; New York, [1987?], c1960.
Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, Mysticism: Christian and Buddhist; the Eastern and Western way. New York, Collier [1962,c1957]
Tauler, Johannes, Sermons New York : Paulist Press, c1985.
Talbot, John Michael. The way of the Mystics: ancient wisdom for experiencing God. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
Thompson, William M., 1943-Fire and light : the saints and theology : on consulting the saints, mystics, and martyrs in theology New York : Paulist Press, c1987.
Thurman, Howard, 1900-1981.Mysticism and the experience of love. Wallingford, Pa. : Pendle Hill [1961]
Tobin Frank (eds.) Mechthild, of Magdeburg, ca. 1212-ca. 1282.The flowing light of the Godhead New York : Paulist Press, c1998.
Tuttle, Robert G., 1941- Mysticism in the Wesleyan tradition Grand Rapids, Mich. : F. Asbury Press, 1989.
Underhill, Evelyn The Evelyn Underhill reader New York : Abingdon Press, 1962.
Underhill, Evelyn, 1875-1941. Practical mysticism Columbus, Oh. : Ariel Press, c1942, 1986.
Underhill, Evelyn, 1875-1941. The essentials of mysticism : and other essays.Oxford : Oneworld, 1999.
Underhill, Evelyn, 1875-1941. The mystics of the church Wilton, Conn. : Morehouse-Barlow, 1988, c1925.
Underhill, Evelyn, 1875-1941.The Evelyn Underhill reader (compiled by Thomas S. Kepler. New York : Abingdon Press, 1962.
Underhill, Evelyn, Mysticism. London, England Methuen 1967.
Van Fleteren, Frederick Schnaubelt, Joseph C., Reino, Joseph. (ed) Augustine : mystic and mystagogue New York : P. Lang, c1994.
Weeks, Andrew. German mysticism from Hildegard of Bingen to Ludwig Wittgenstein : a literary and intellectual history Albany : State University of New York Press, c1993.
White, Helen Constance, 1896-1967. The mysticism of William Blake New York, Russell & Russell, 1964 [c1927]
Whitson, Robley Edward. Mysticism and ecumenism. New York, Sheed and Ward [1966]
Winston, David, 1927- Logos and mystical theology in Philo of Alexandria Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press ; Hoboken,1985.
Wiseman, James A. Spirituality and Mysticism: A Global View,Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2006.
Woods, Richard. Eckhart's way Wilmington, Del. : M. Glazier, 1986
Yungblut, John R.Speaking as one Friend to another : on the mystical way. Wallingford, PA : Pendle Hill Publications, c1983.