Gay Mysticism [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Andrew Harvey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

Gay Mysticism Andrew Harvey

Scholar Andrew Harvey draws from many sources to uncover the rich and long-hidden history of our most important gay mystics, including Rumi, Walt Whitman, Edward Carpenter, Plato, and others. Here is the never-before-told story of these "spiritual adventurers," framed by some of the world’s most unforgettable love poetry.

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Book Description

Of the world's true mystics -- seekers who achieve direct union with God -- a staggering proportion have lived and loved as gay men and women. On Gay Mysticism, scholar Andrew Harvey illuminates the lives and loves of these mystical outsiders. Drawing from many sources, Harvey uncovers the rich and long hidden history of our most important gay mystics, including the Sufi poet Rumi, the American poet and social worker Walt Whitman, the English essayist Edward Carpenter, Plato, and others. Here is the never-before-told story of these "spiritual adventurers", framed by the most ecstatic and hallucinatory love poetry the world has ever known.

About the Author

Andrew Harvey is the author of "Son of Man" (named one of "Publishers Weekly's" Best Books of 1998) & the bestsellers "The Journey to Ladakh" & "Hidden Journey". With Sogyal Rinpoche, he coauthored "The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying". He lives with his husband, photographer Eryk Hanut, in Nevada near the Mojave Desert.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564556220
• ISBN-13: 978-1564556226
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,484,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > Books on Cassette > Gay & Lesbian
  • #81 in Books > Books on Cassette > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > General
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