CONTENTS OF VOL. I. BOOK I.— INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I. Henry Atherton 3 Lionel Gower 5 Frank Willoughby 7 CHAPTER II. Correction of the Arts 9 Mysticism in an Emblem 11 History 15 CHAPTER III. Etymology 17 Definitions 21 Christian Mysticism 22 CHAPTER IV. Causes of Mysticism 27 Reaction against Formalism 28 Weariness of the World 30 The Fascination of Mystery 31 CHAPTER V. Classification of Mystics 35 Theopathetic Mysticism 37 Theosophy 39 Theurgy 45 BOOK II.— EARLY ORIENTAL MYSTICISM. CHAPTER I. The Bagvat-Gita 51 CHAPTER II. Characteristics of Hindoo Mysticism 54 The Yogis 57 BOOK III.— THE MYSTICISM OF THE NEO-PLATONISTS. CHAPTER I. Philo 64 The Therapeutae 66 Asceticism 67 CHAPTER II. Plotinus 71 Alexandria 72 Eclecticism 75 Platonism and Neo-Platonism 76 Plotinus on Ecstasy 81 CHAPTER III. Neo-Platonism in the Christian Church 85 Analogies between Ancient and Modern Speculation 87 Intuition 89 Theurgy 91 CHAPTER IV. Porphyry 94 Philosophy seeks to rescue Polytheism 96 Theurgic Mysticism of Iamblichus l00 Proclus 105 BOOK IV.— MYSTICISM IN THE GREEK CHURCH. CHAPTER I. Saint Anthony 109 The Pseudo-Dionysius 111 CHAPTER II. The Hierarchies of Dionysius 114 The Via Negativa and the Via Affcrmativa 115 Virtues human and superhuman 121 Stagnation 122 BOOK V.— MSTICISM IN THE LATIN CHURCH. CHAPTER I. Intellectual Activity of the West 130 The Services of Platonism 132 Clairvaux 134 The Mysticism of Bernard 136 Mysticism opposed to Scholasticism 141 Moderation of Bernard 144 CHAPTER II. Hugo of St Victor 153 Mysticism combined with Scholasticism 154 The Eye of Contemplation 157 Richard of St Victor 159 The Six Stages of Contemplation 162 The Truth and the Error of Mystical Abstraction 164 The Inner Light and the Outer 166 The Faculty of Intuition 169 BOOK VI.— GERMAN MYSTICISM IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY. CHAPTER I. The Chronicle ot Adolf Arnstein of Strasburg 181 Hermann of Fritzlar and his Legends 182 The Heretics of the Rhineland 184 The Preaching of Master Eckart 188 From the Known God to the Unknown 189 Disinterested Love 193 Eckart's Story of the Beggar 197 Ju-ju 199 The Nameless Wild 201 CHAPTER II. The Doctrine of Eckart discussed 204 Resemblance to Hegel 206 Pantheism Old and New 209 CHAPTER III. The Interdict 214 Henry of Nordlingcn 216 Insurrection in Strasburg 218 The Friends of God 224 Tauler on the Image of God 226 CHAPTER IV. Tailless Disappearance 230 His Disgrace 233 His Restoration 234 The People comforted and the Pope denied 236 CHAPTER V. Nicholas of Basle and Tauler 239 The Theology of Tauler 244 His Advice to Mystics 248 Estimate of his Doctrine 251 CHAPTER VI. Further Thoughts on Tauler and Middle- Age Mysticism 260 Tests of Mysticism 268 Spiritual Influence 272 Views of God and the Universe 277 Immanence of God 280 Montanism 284 Ground of the Soul 291 Origen and Tauler 30a Luther and Tauler 304 Teofelsdrockh 307 CHAPTER VII. The Black Death 313 The Flagellants 316 A Visit to Ruysbroek at Griinthal 325 Ruysbroek on Mystical Union 32S Heretical Mystics 330 Ecclesiastical Corruption 332 CHAPTER VIII. Heinrich Suso 341 His Austerities 343 His Visions 345 His Adventures 348 The Monks of Mount Athos 356 CHAPTER IX. Nicholas of Basle 359 Brigitta 361 Angela de Foligni 362 Catharine of Siena 364 The "German Theology" 366 The "Imitation of Christ" 367 Gerson 368 Digitized by Google.

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