Types of Religious Experience Christian and Non-Christian. by Wach, Joachim

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul LTD, 1951.. First edition. Good octavo hardcover in good clipped dust jacket. Wear and rubbing to the edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine. Dj has wear and rubbing along edges with small strip torn off the heel of the spine. Dj also has some scuffing to the covers, browning along the edges and along the spine. Upper corner (4 inches long 1 inch tall) of the front free endpaper has been cut off. Crack in binding starting to develop between front free endpaper and half-title page. Slight smoky smell to book. Pages are a little browned along the edges. 275 pages with endnotes and index. A collection of ten essays on religion: 1. The Place of the History of Religions in the Study of Theology, 2. Universals in Religion, 3. The Concept of the "Classical" in the Study of Religions, 4. The Idea of Man in the Near eastern Religions, 5. Spiritual Teachings in Islam with Special Reference to Al-Hujwiri, 6. The Study of Mahayana Buddhism, 7. Casper Schwenckfeld: A Pupil and a Teacher in the School of Christ, 8. The Role of Religion in the Social Philosophy of Alexis de Tocqueville, 9. Church, Denomination, and Sect, 10. Rudolf Otto and the Idea of the Holy.