MYSTICISM: THEORIES AND METHODS

Credit Hours: 3 · Graduate

A history of the development of the modern category of "mysticism" from the seventeenth century to today, with side studies of cognate terms like "spirituality," "metaphysical religion," and the "paranormal," as these forms of extreme religious experience are by social-scientific and humanistic methods. RELI 558 : Additional readings and writing. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: RELI 458 . Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RELI 558 if student has credit for RELI 458 .