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Richard Maurice Bucke
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ISBN: 048647190x
Page Count: 416
Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 9 1/14
A classic modern study of the mystical experience, this pioneering work remains as valuable today as it was upon its 1901 publication. Prompted by his firsthand experience, the author explores the phenomenon of transcendent realization, or illumination. Numerous case studies offer intriguing, real-life particulars of individuals who experienced personal epiphanies.
Reprint of the E. P. Dutton, New York, 1947 edition.

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