In this compelling new work, twelve contributors analyze pure consciousness--the experience of being awake but devoid of intentional content for consciousness--and other mystical experiences from historical Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and Jewish sources, as well as from modern mystics. They demonstrate that pure consciousness poses series conceptual problems for a contructivist understanding of mysticism. Revealing the inconsistencies and inadequacies of current models, the contributors make significant strides towards ...
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In this compelling new work, twelve contributors analyze pure consciousness--the experience of being awake but devoid of intentional content for consciousness--and other mystical experiences from historical Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and Jewish sources, as well as from modern mystics. They demonstrate that pure consciousness poses series conceptual problems for a contructivist understanding of mysticism. Revealing the inconsistencies and inadequacies of current models, the contributors make significant strides towards developing new models for the phenomenon of mysticism, breaking new ground for our understanding of mysticism and of human experience in general.
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Very Good. This collection of contributed essays challenges the widely accepted interpretation of mystical experience as a constructed and mediated product of previously held beliefs and concepts. Forman and his colleagues argue for the existence of a single type of mystical experience that cuts across cultural and linguistic lines. Editor(s): Forman, Robert K. C. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good. 1997. paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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