The Physical Phenomena of Mysticism: With Especial Reference to the Stigmata, Divine and Diabolic

by Montague Summers

A collection of work revolving around mysticism, what it means and what it contains. With topics including ecstasy, hypnotism, demoniacal and poltergeist molestations, as well as reference to such persons as St. Francis of Assisi, St. Catherine of Siena, Theresa Neumann and Louise Lateau.

Genres: Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Augustus Montague Summers was an Anglican priest and later convert to Roman Catholicism known primarily for his scholarly work on the English drama of the 17th century, as well as for his studies on witches, vampires, and werewolves, in all of which he professed to believe. He was responsible for the first English translation, published in 1928, of the notorious 15th-century witch hunter's manual, the Malleus Maleficarum.