Mysticism

by Simon Critchley

Book Overview

A probing, inspiring exploration of mysticism not as religious practice but as a mode of experience and way of life by one of the most provocative philosophical thinkers of our time.

Why mysticism? It has been called "experience in its most intense form," and in his new book the philosopher Simon Critchley poses a simple question to the reader: Wouldn't you like to taste this intensity? Wouldn't you like to be lifted up and out of yourself...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681378248
• ISBN13: 9781681378244
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: New York Review of Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"