Reviews
- First Things - Roundup of Books on Mysticism
http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft9604/farina.html
[Reviews by John Farina of five books on Jewish and Christian mysticism from the print
journal First Things.]
- Mystic-L Reviews
http://www.bhsu.edu/dsalomon/mystic-l/reviews.html
[An archive of reviews posted to the e-mail forum Mystic-L. With each review, there is a link to the book's publisher if it has a web site.]
- Word Trade
http://www.wordtrade.com
[Rightly described as "A Readers Guide to Books & New Media," Word Trade is a very
useful resource that offers detailed reviews, a four-star rating system, and coverage of
many publications that are relevant to the study of mysticism. Available in electronic and
print versions.]
Bibliographies
- ICS Publications Carmelite Books
http://www.ocd.or.at/ics/list.htm
[A list of secondary studies, some of them hyperlinked and available online. Courtesy of
the Teresian Carmel in cooperation with ICS Publications.]
- Jewish Mysticial Traditions
http://140.190.128.190/merton/zos/jewish.html
[A brief general statement with bibliographical references by scholar Lee Irwin aka Zos Imos.]
- Thomas Merton Bibliography
http://140.190.128.190/merton/zos/bibliography.html
[A list of published writings, with Library of Congress call numbers, prepared by Zos Imos.]
- Important Secondary Sources
http://www.religiousworlds.com/mystic/whoswho.html#bib
[One of the bibliographies provided by Bruce Janz. These are useful guides to secondary, critical, and interpretive studies in the English language.]
- Interpretive Debate Bibliography
http://www.religiousworlds.com/mystic/debate.html
[A list of recent publications relevant to what might be termed the Essentialist-Contextualist interpretive debate concerning appropriate assumptions or
frameworks for study of mysticism. Leading protagonists have been Steven T. Katz and Robert K. C. Forman. This is another resource prepared by BruceB. Janz.]
- Women Writers of the Middle Ages
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/womenbib.htm
[A list of printed works by and about women writers prepared by Juliet Sloger. It is divided into general, primary, and secondary sources. A useful supplement to these references is Bonnie Duncan's excellent site
also titled Women Writers Of The Middle Ages.]
- Thomas Merton Resources
http://www.religiousworlds.com/mystic/merton.html
[A collection of links to online papers and sites dealing with Merton.]
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