| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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1 The Clairvoyant States of Franz Kafka |
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19 | (18) |
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The Terror of Clairvoyance |
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23 | (4) |
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The Unspeakable Yearning: Between Theosophy and "theosophy" |
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27 | (10) |
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2 Mystical Experience in Kafkas Early Prose |
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37 | (26) |
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The Spirit Dialogues in the Diaries |
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39 | (5) |
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"Unhappiness": The Postclairvoyant Crisis |
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44 | (2) |
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The Magical Power of Sound and Occult Context |
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46 | (4) |
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"Description of a Struggle," and Out-of-Body Experience |
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50 | (13) |
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3 Kafkas Meditation and Visualization |
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63 | (16) |
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64 | (8) |
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The Role of Imagination in Mystical Experience |
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72 | (7) |
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4 The Obsession with Dreams |
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79 | (20) |
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Kafka and Freudian Dream Interpretation |
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81 | (6) |
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To Touch the Inner Being: Dreams, Destiny, and Theosophy |
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87 | (12) |
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5 Kafka, the Afterlife, and Transmigration of Souls |
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99 | (22) |
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Postmortal Perspective, Clairvoyance, and "The Bucket Rider" |
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102 | (4) |
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Reincarnation in "The Bucket Rider" and Mystical Traditions |
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106 | (3) |
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Hunter Gracchus and the Afterlife |
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109 | (4) |
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Celestial Masters and Messengers in "The Hunter Gracchus" |
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113 | (8) |
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6 Cabala, Freemasons, and the Trials of Brother F. K. |
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121 | (20) |
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Jewish Cabala and Gnosticism |
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122 | (2) |
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Masonic Cabalism and Brother F. K. |
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124 | (11) |
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The Building of the Temple |
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135 | (6) |
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7 The Mystical Life of Animals: Investigations of a Vegetarian |
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141 | (28) |
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Vegetarianism and Animal Sacrifice: A Case of Mistaken Tradition |
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143 | (3) |
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The Mystical Experience of a Dog |
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146 | (9) |
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The Dog's Christological Interpretation of the Mystical Report |
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155 | (2) |
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The Christianized Occult Context |
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157 | (12) |
| Conclusion: The Mystical Life of Franz Kafka in Perspective |
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169 | (12) |
| Notes |
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181 | (14) |
| Bibliography |
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195 | (10) |
| Index |
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