The Varieties of Religious Experience · Character
Paul Rousselot
Author of a mystical work quoted by James.
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Also known as Paul Rousselot
First appearance: lectures xvi and xvii mysticism
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See Paul Rousselot in lectures xvi and xvii mysticism