The Problem of Pure Consciousness: Mysticism and Philosophy - Softcover

 
9780195109764: The Problem of Pure Consciousness: Mysticism and Philosophy
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0195109767 ISBN 13: 9780195109764
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1997

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Are mystical experiences formed by the mystic’s cultural background and concepts, as ’constructivists’ maintain, or do mystics sometimes transcend language, belief, and culturally conditioned expectations? Do mystical experiences differ throughout the various religious traditions, as ’pluralists’ contend, or are they somehow ecumenical? The contributors to this collection scrutinize a common mystical experience, the ’pure consciousness event’--the experience of being awake but devoid of intentional content--in order to answer these questions. Through the use of historical Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and Jewish mystical writings, as well as those of modern mystics, the contributors reveal the inconsistencies and inadequacies of current models, as make significant strides towards developing new models for the understanding of the mystical phenomenon in particular and of human experience in general.

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Robert K.C. Forman is Associate Professor of Religion at City University of New York's Hunter College, and author of six books and numerous articles on religion and religious experiences.

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Are mystical experiences formed by the mystic's cultural background and concepts, as 'constructivists' maintain, or do mystics sometimes transcend language, belief, and culturally conditioned expectations? Do mystical experiences differ throughout the various religious traditions, as 'pluralists' contend, or are they somehow ecumenical? The contributors to this collection scrutinize a common mystical experience, the 'pure consciousness event'--the experience of being awake but devoid of intentional content--in order to answer these questions. Through the use of historical Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and Jewish mystical writings, as well as those of modern mystics, the contributors reveal the inconsistencies and inadequacies of current models, as make significant strides towards developing new models for the understanding of the mystical phenomenon in particular and of human experience in general.

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Verlag
Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0195109767
ISBN 13 
9780195109764
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
324
Herausgeber
Forman Robert K.C.
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