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=== His Most Popular Book ===
=== His Most Popular Book ===
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The magnum opus of Bucke's career was a book that he researched and wrote over many years titled ''[[Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind]]''. It was published the year before his death in [[1901]], and been continuously republished ever since. In it, Bucke described his own experience, that of contemporaries (most notably Whitman, but also unknown figures like "C.P."), and the experiences and outlook of historical figures including [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], [[Jesus]], [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]], [[Plotinus]], [[Muhammad]], [[Dante]], [[Francis Bacon]], and [[William Blake]].
The magnum opus of Bucke's career was a book that he researched and wrote over many years titled ''[[Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind]]''. It was published the year before his death in [[1901]], and been continuously republished ever since. In it, Bucke described his own experience, that of contemporaries (most notably Whitman, but also unknown figures like "C.P."), and the experiences and outlook of historical figures including [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], [[Jesus]], [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]], [[Plotinus]], [[Muhammad]], [[Dante]], [[Francis Bacon]], and [[William Blake]].
