CONTENTS OF VOL I.
Henry Atherton [3]
Lionel Gower [5]
Frank Willoughby [7]
Connection of the Arts [9]
Mysticism in an Emblem [11]
History [15]
Etymology [17]
Definitions [21]
Christian Mysticism [22]
Causes of Mysticism [27]
Reaction against Formalism [28]
Weariness of the World [30]
The Fascination of Mystery [31]
Classification of Mystics [35]
Theopathetic Mysticism [37]
Theosophy [39]
Theurgy [45]
[BOOK II.—EARLY ORIENTAL MYSTICISM.]
The Bagvat-Gita [51]
Characteristics of Hindoo Mysticism [54]
The Yogis [57]
[BOOK III.—THE MYSTICISM OF THE NEO-PLATONISTS.]
Philo [64]
The Therapeutæ [66]
Asceticism [67]
Plotinus [71]
Alexandria [72]
Eclecticism [75]
Platonism and Neo-Platonism [76]
Plotinus on Ecstasy [81]
Neo-Platonism in the Christian Church [85]
Analogies between Ancient and Modern Speculation [87]
Intuition [89]
Theurgy [91]
Porphyry [94]
Philosophy seeks to rescue Polytheism [96]
Theurgic Mysticism of Iamblichus [100]
Proclus [105]
[BOOK IV.—MYSTICISM IN THE GREEK CHURCH.]
Saint Anthony [109]
The Pseudo-Dionysius [111]
The Hierarchies of Dionysius [114]
The Via Negativa and the Via Affirmativa [115]
Virtues human and superhuman [121]
Stagnation [122]
[BOOK V.—MYSTICISM IN THE LATIN CHURCH.]
Intellectual Activity of the West [130]
The Services of Platonism [132]
Clairvaux [132]
The Mysticism of Bernard [136]
Mysticism opposed to Scholasticism [141]
Moderation of Bernard [144]
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.]
The Chronicle of 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]
The Doctrine of Eckart discussed [204]
Resemblance to Hegel [206]
Pantheism Old and New [209]
The Interdict [214]
Henry of Nördlingen [216]
Insurrection in Strasburg [218]
The Friends of God [224]
Tauler on the Image of God [226]
Tauler’s Disappearance [230]
His Disgrace [233]
His Restoration [234]
The People comforted and the Pope defied [236]
Nicholas of Basle and Tauler [239]
The Theology of Tauler [244]
His Advice to Mystics [248]
Estimate of his Doctrine [251]
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 Sou [291]
Origen and Tauler [302]
Luther and Tauler [304]
Teufelsdröckh [307]
The Black Death [313]
The Flagellants [316]
A Visit to Ruysbroek at Grünthal [325]
Ruysbroek on Mystical Union [328]
Heretical Mystics [330]
Ecclesiastical Corruption [332]
Heinrich Suso [341]
His Austerities [343]
His Visions [345]
His Adventures [348]
The Monks of Mount Athos [356]
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]