MODERN MYSTICS - 1st 1935 - MYSTICISM IN WORLD RELIGIONS, DIVINE COMMUNICATION

MODERN MYSTICS Book Details + Condition: John Murray (London). First Edition, 1935. Hardcover. 312 pages with Index. Author Sir Francis Younghusband explores the phenomenon of mysticism across world religions. He provides examples of key spiritual figures to argue that direct, personal communion with the divine is a universal human experience and the key to deep socio-spiritual unity and evolution. The book is structured around profiles of distinct spiritual leaders and mystics from different faiths, emphasizing that their core message transcends specific dogmas. Chapters include: - Hindu Mystics: Keshub Chandar Sen, Ramakrishna and Vivekenanda- Moslem Mystics: The Bab and His Followers- A Roman Catholic Mystic: Ste Therese De Lisieux- A Protestant Mystic: The Authoress of The Golden Fountain- Mass Mysticism: The Welsh Revival, 1904 - 1905- And much more. Firm binding; light shelf wear to boards; chafed spine ends, with slight mottling/darkening to spine; name to ffep; foxing to text block, with light foxing to first and last few pages; interior is clean and free of markings. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.