batch.motif.sufi-mystics-of-islam-nicholson-gutenberg-l5021-l5104
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-mystics-of-islam-nicholson-gutenberg-l5021-l5104
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER VI / THE UNITIVE STATE / BIBLIOGRAPHY / INDEX; lines 5021-5104
start: '5021'
end: '5104'
translation: The Mystics of Islam
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage is a publisher-style listing of books and contents, including
works by J. Arthur Thomson, Evelyn Underhill, G. R. S. Mead, Minnie B. Theobald,
and Ralph Waldo Trine. It advertises topics in mysticism, psychology, Buddhism,
Chinese mystical philosophy, Hellenistic religion, and practical Christianity.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage lists a work titled The Interpretation of Nature from Aristotle
to Bergson by J. Arthur Thomson.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage lists a work titled Ruysbroeck by Evelyn Underhill.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage advertises Quests Old and New by G. R. S. Mead and gives a contents
list with topics in Chinese mystical philosophy, Buddhism, early Christendom,
Hellenistic religion, and modern philosophy.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:4
text: The passage advertises The Missing Goddess, and Other Legends by Minnie B.
Theobald and describes the stories as allegorical and connected with experimental
psychology and phases of consciousness.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:5
text: The passage advertises Ralph Waldo Trine’s The New Alinement of Life and says
its aim is to identify fundamental truths of real Christianity.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: J. Arthur Thomson
description: Named as the author of The Interpretation of Nature from Aristotle
to Bergson and as Regius Professor of Natural History at Aberdeen University.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Evelyn Underhill
description: Named as the author of Ruysbroeck, Mysticism, and The Mystic Way.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: G. R. S. Mead
description: Named as the author of Quests Old and New, editor of The Quest Series,
and author of other works.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Minnie B. Theobald
description: Named as the author of The Missing Goddess, and Other Legends and described
as a musician.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ralph Waldo Trine
description: Named in connection with The New Alinement of Life.
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evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: author
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- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: Each named person is presented as author of a listed book or books.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: academic professor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: J. Arthur Thomson is identified as Regius Professor of Natural History at
Aberdeen University.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: series editor
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: G. R. S. Mead is identified as editor of The Quest Series.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
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scenes:
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label: Publisher listings and advertisements
summary: A set of book listings and advertisements presents authors, titles, prices,
contents, and promotional descriptions of works on mysticism, psychology, religion,
and philosophy.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Mystical quest topics in a contents list
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The title Quests Old and New and its contents list include subjects such
as the way of the spirit, mystical philosophy, Buddhist spirituality, gnosis,
and hidden mysteries.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a bibliographical advertisement and contents list, not a narrative
passage depicting a quest.
- id: motif:2
label: Hidden or esoteric knowledge as a topic
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
- forbidden_knowledge
basis: The contents list names gnosis in Hellenistic religion and The Book of the
Hidden Mysteries as topics.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: low
cautions: The passage only lists topics; it does not describe an episode of acquiring,
guarding, or transgressing knowledge.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 5021-5023
quote_or_summary: The passage lists The Interpretation of Nature from Aristotle
to Bergson by J. Arthur Thomson, identified as Regius Professor of Natural History
at Aberdeen University.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 5025-5027
quote_or_summary: The passage lists Ruysbroeck by Evelyn Underhill, also identifying
her as author of Mysticism and The Mystic Way.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 5031-5040
quote_or_summary: The passage advertises Quests Old and New by G. R. S. Mead, editor
of The Quest Series and author of other named works.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 5042-5068
quote_or_summary: The contents list for Quests Old and New includes topics such
as the way of the spirit in ancient China, Buddhist spirituality, reincarnation,
early Christendom, gnosis, hidden mysteries, Bergson, and Eucken.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 5070-5088
quote_or_summary: The passage advertises The Missing Goddess, and Other Legends
by Minnie B. Theobald; the stories are described as allegorical, written by a
musician, and concerned with experimental psychology, phases of consciousness,
and problems in this world and the next.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 5090-5104
quote_or_summary: The passage advertises Ralph Waldo Trine’s The New Alinement of
Life, described as a work seeking to sift out fundamental truths of real Christianity
and encourage better living and thinking.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The line range is primarily advertising and bibliographic material rather
than a mythic or mystical narrative. Motif candidates are therefore weak and based
only on listed titles and topics.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-29'
notes: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not support a concrete comparison beyond broad topic labels.
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