The Yogi and the Mystic: Studies in Indian and Comparative Mysticism

Pacific Affairs March 1, 1991 DOI: 10.2307/2760389 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Topics	Mysticism
Keywords	Theology
Citations	11
Key points	Proposes that Indian mysticism exhibits structural patterns in mystical experiences and paths across different traditions, with implications for comparative mysticism between Eastern and Western schools.

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Embraces a wide range of aspects of Indian mysticism, displaying the structural patterns in mystical experiences and the mystic paths in different traditions and schools, while there are also significant contributions to comparative mysticism, Eastern and Western. First published in 1989.

The Yogi and the mystic: studies in indian and comparative mysticism. Edited by Karel Werner. (Durham Indological Series 1.) pp. xv, 192. London, Curzon Press; Riverdale, Maryland, The Riverdale Company, 1989., £13.50. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society July 1, 1991
Karel Werner (ed.): The Yogi and the Mystic: studies in Indian and comparative mysticism. (Durham Indological Series, no. 1.) xv, 192 pp. London: Curzon Press; Riverdale, Md.: The Riverdale Company, 1989. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies October 1, 1990
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