Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-377) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Jung, active imagination, and the gnostic-alchemical hypothesis : The study of mystical experiences -- Jung, Silberer, and active imagination -- Theories of spiritual alchemy -- The alchemical production of gold -- pt. 2. A history of gnosis : Defining gnosis -- The gnostic journey to the Ogdoad -- The recital of the chariot -- Muhammad and his Mi`raj -- Islamic gnosis and the world of imagination -- The passage of gnosis to the Latin West.
