The Varieties Of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature - Brossura

James, William

 
9781108040877: The Varieties Of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature

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William James' Gifford Lectures of 1901–2, published in book form in 1902, explore the theme of personal religious experience.

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Descrizione del libro

William James (1842–1910), the pioneering American philosopher and psychologist, was invited to deliver the prestigious Gifford Lectures at Edinburgh University in 1901–2. In this resulting collection of his lectures, published in 1902 and reprinted many times, James explores the theme of personal religious experience.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Religion and neurology; 2. Circumscription of the topic; 3. The reality of the unseen; 4. and 5. The religion of healthy-mindedness; 6. and 7. The sick soul; 8. The divided self, and the process of its unification; 9. Conversion; 10. Conversion, concluded; 11., 12., and 13. Saintliness; 14. and 15. The value of saintliness; 16. and 17. Mysticism; 18. Philosophy; 19. Other characteristics; 20. Conclusions; Postscript; Index.

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