Introduction: what is mysticism?. The birth and development of the Abrahamic faiths
The roots of Judaism and Christianity
The emergence of Jewish mystical thought
Early Christian mysticism
A third player on the stage: Muslim mysticism from the Qur'an to Ibn 'Arabi
Medieval Jewish mysticism form Merkavah to Kabbalah
Medieval Christian mysticism from Assisi to Avila
The spread of and variety within Sufism
Variations within Jewish and Christian mysticism from the Renaissance through emancipation
Still searching: the persistence of mysticism in the modern era