Mysticism: The Preeminent Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780385416313)

Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941), English poet, novelist, and writer on mysticism, was born in England and educated at King's College for Women, London. In 1921 Miss Underhill was Upton Lecturer on the Philosophy of Religion at Manchester College, Oxford. Between 1900 and 1920 she wrote novels and light verse, but her lasting fame rests on the many books she produced on various aspects of mysticism. The most famous of thse is Mysticism, which was first published in 1911. Among her other fine works are: The Mystic Way, Practical Mysticism, The Essentials of Mysticism, The Life of the Spirit and the Life of Today, Concerning the Inner Life, Man and the Supernatural, and The House of the Soul.