Mystical Experience and Religious Doctrine : : An Investigation of the Study of Mysticism in World Religions / / Philip C. Almond.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Theology and Religious Studies <1990
• VerfasserIn: Almond, Philip C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2015]; ©1982
• שנת הוצאה לאור: 2015
• מהדורה: Reprint 2014
• שפה: English
• סדרה: Religion and Reason : Theory in the Study of Religion , 26
• תיאור פיזי: 1 online resource (197 p.)

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Preface
• Contents
• Introduction
• PART ONE: Mystical Experience and its Interpretation Some Current Theories
• 1. The Thesis of the Unity of all Religions: The Theory of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
• 2. The Varieties of Mystical Experience: The Theory of R.C. Zaehner
• 3. The Mystical, the Numinous, and Religious Traditions: The Theory of Ninian Smart
• 4. Extrovertive and Introvertive Mysticism: The Theory of W. T. Stace
• 5. The Mystical, the Numinous, and Metaphysics: The Theory of Rudolf Otto
• 6. A Comparative Analysis
• PART TWO: Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Mysticism
• 7. Mystical Experience and its Interpretation: An Analysis of Possible Models
• 8. The Varieties of Mystical Experience: A Philosophical Prolegomenon
• 9. Conclusion
• Notes
• References
• Backmatter