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mysticism  

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  • Mysticism is a spiritual experience that is virtually universal in religious traditions. It is also a problematic category for analysis, though it nonetheless retains heuristic value in the contemporary study of religion, culture, and society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Mysticism]

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