aye /lit/, who is the best mystic(s)? I'm writing an paper

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Ah--I should have mentioned: preferably your best Christian mystics, please

>>9072126
You heard him, everyone post your best Muslim Mystics.

Read Michel DeCerteau's article on the history of mysticism. I think it's just called "mysticism," published in Diacritics in the 90's. Also, if its Christian medieval mysticism, you can do no better than Bernie McGinn's stuff on the birth and flowering of mysticism.

Naming random mystics is useless. Establish some historical/metaphysical/theological context first.

>>9072126
Jung.

>>9072126
Start with Plotinus.

>>9072113
Eckhart tolle is big today

>>9072641
I puked in my mouth

>>9072113
hegel
he's not medieval though

Nicolaus Cusanus

Coincidentia oppositorum, my friend