The techniques and principles of mysticism are described, and illustrated from the life of a Hindu mystic and from the teaching of St. John of the Cross. The problem is then stated -- what is the relation between mysticism and Hebrew prophetism? Can the latter be described as mystical, or is the Hebrew mind alien to mysticism? We then look at the Hebrew religion as it makes contact with Baalistic prophetism, an early form of mysticism. In the struggle that ensued between the two, we discover the religion of Israel absorbing something from Baalism but asserting its own peculiar genius. Some of the great prophetical books are then examined. The conclusion we reach is that, although there are mystical elements in the prophets, mysticism and prophetism are two distinct systems, with deep differences in their conception of God’s nature, in their idea or the relationahip between God and man, and in their attitude to life and the world.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.113583 |
| Date | January 1962 |
| Creators | Adamson, James. T. |
| Contributors | Frost, S. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Sacred Theology. (Department of Religion.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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