Download or read book Borges, Swedenborg and Mysticism written by William Rowlandson and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jorge Luis Borges was profoundly interested in the traditions of mysticism, especially the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). This book examines the relationship between Borges' own mystical experiences and his appraisal of Swedenborg and other mystics, as well as his engagement with scholarly writings on and responses to mysticism by figures such as William James and Ralph Waldo Emerson.