On Mysticism
The Experience of Ecstasy
$27.30
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2025
Summary
Mysticism is about existential ecstasy - an experience of heightening one’s senses and self into a sheer feeling of aliveness. Mystical experiences offer us a practical way to open our thoughts and deepen the sense of our lives, whether through a mainstream connection to God or by taking part in mind-altering experiences.
Here, Simon Critchley explores the history and practice of mysticism, from its origins in Eastern and Western religion, through its association with esoteric and occ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800816947 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1800816944 |
| Author: | Simon Critchley |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 128mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘Why mysticism? Evelyn Underhill, a fascinating and slightly forgotten figure, who did so much to popularize mysticism in the early 20th Century, defines it as ‘experience in its most intense form’. My offer to the reader in this book is simple: wouldn’t you like to have a taste of this intensity? Wouldn’t you like to be lifted up and out of yourself into a sheer feeling of aliveness, both your life and those of the creatures that surround you? If so, it might be well worthwhile trying to learn what is meant by mysticism and how it can shift, elevate and deepen the sense of our lives.’ - Simon Critchley
Simon Critchley
Simon Critchley is the author of over twenty books, exploring subjects such as Greek tragedy, David Bowie, football, suicide, Shakespeare, and the ways in which philosophers die. He also penned a novella.
He holds the Hans Jonas Professorship of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York and serves as a Director of the Onassis Foundation. As co-editor of The Stone at The New York Times, Critchley demonstrated the significant role philosophy can play in public discourse.
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