The history of western (ie. christian) mysticism – (A very concise whos who?
The Mysticism Resources page covers all major religions Download writing by mystics from any major religion you like (from The Mysticism Resources Page) An if thats not enough, and you really want to go into the christian lineage, read Underhill’s book: Mysticism.. It’s highly recomended, although it’s biased in favour of catholic mysticism. Heres the book in a zipped version to download Mysticism.zip One of the best contemporary studies of the mystic experience is undoubtedly Nona Coxheads “The Relevance of Bliss” (ISBN 0-7045-0499-5) because she seems to have experienced it herself. However, I can’t provide you with a link to download it freely. I recomend you get it somehow and read it.