Alois M. Haas' Fundamental Texts of Western Mysticism

The Germanist and scholar of mysticism Alois M. Haas has studied spiritual writers from antiquity to the present day. The materials on this page are a small selection of the fundamental texts of Western Christian mysticism from the 14th to the 17th century. Selected by Haas and explored in depth throughout his works, they offer a panoramic view of the forms of experience, thought, and language that characterize mystical writers.