Varieties of religious experience : a study in human nature

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Varieties of religious experience : a study in human nature

William James

Routledge, 2002

Centenary ed. / with a foreword by Micky James ; and new introductions by Eugene Taylor and Jeremy Carrette

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Fist published 1902 by Longmans, Green

Includes index

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Description

First published in 1902, The Varieties of Religious Experience initiated the psychological study of religion, paving the way for Freud and Jung as well as for clinical and paranormal branches of psychology. Written with humour and erudition, its theories of conversion, saintliness, ecstasy and mysticism continue to provoke controversy and inquiry. The book remains the best introduction to James's thought, demonstrating his characteristic insistence upon the importance of personal experience and his almost devotional respect for the mysteries of the human mind. Richly illustrated with personal accounts of belief and possession, intoxication and near-death experience, it is of central importance not simply to an understanding of religions, but to modern psychology and psychiatric medicine. The Routledge Centenary Edition, entirely reset from the original 1902 edition, is prefaced with a specially commissioned foreword by the author's grandson, Micky James, and with new introductions from James specialists Eugene Taylor and Jeremy Carrette. It also includes a new and expanded index.

Table of Contents

Preface from the 1902 Edition Lecture 1. Religion and Neurology Lecture 2. Circumscription of the Topic Lecture 3. The Reality of the Unseen Lecture 4 and 5.The Religion of Healthy-Mindness Lecture 6 and 7. The Sick Soul Lecture 8. The Divided Self, and the process of its Unification LEcture 9. Conversion Lecture 10. Conversion-Concluded. Lectures 11, 12 and 13. Saintliness Lectures 14 and 15. The Values of Saintliness Lectures 16 and 17. Mysticism Lectures 18. Philosophy Lecture 19. Other Characterisitcs Lecture 20 Conclusions Postscript Index

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  • NCID
    BA60344023
  • ISBN
    • 9780415278096
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    lxiii, 415 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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