Author: S. M. Murk Jansen
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Category : Mysticism in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Author: George Pattison
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135160726X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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At the time when existentialism was a dominant intellectual and cultural force, a number of commentators observed that some of the language of existential philosophy, not least its interpretation of human existence in terms of nothingness, evoked the language of so-called mystical writers. This book takes on this observation and explores the evidence for the influence of mysticism on the philosophy of existentialism. It begins by delving into definitions of mysticism and existentialism, and then traces the elements of mysticism present in German and French thought during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book goes on to make original contributions to the study of figures including Kierkegaard, Buber, Heidegger, Beauvoir, Sartre, Marcel, Camus, Weil, Bataille, Berdyaev, and Tillich, linking their existentialist philosophy back to some of the key concerns of the mystical tradition. Providing a unique insight into how these two areas have overlapped and interacted, this study is vital reading for any academic with an interest in twentieth-century philosophy, theology and religious studies.

Author: S. M. Murk Jansen
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Category : Mysticism in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Author: Alexander Treiger
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136655611
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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It has been customary to see the Muslim theologian Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 1111) as a vehement critic of philosophy, who rejected it in favour of Islamic mysticism (Sufism), a view which has come under increased scrutiny in recent years. This book argues that al-Ghazali was, instead, one of the greatest popularisers of philosophy in medieval Islam. The author supplies new evidence showing that al-Ghazali was indebted to philosophy in his theory of mystical cognition and his eschatology, and that, moreover, in these two areas he accepted even those philosophical teachings which he ostensibly criticized. Through careful translation into English and detailed discussion of more than 80 key passages (with many more surveyed throughout the book), the author shows how al-Ghazali’s understanding of "mystical cognition" is patterned after the philosophyof Avicenna (d. 1037). Arguing that despite overt criticism, al-Ghazali never rejected Avicennian philosophy and that his mysticism itself is grounded in Avicenna’s teachings, the book offers a clear and systematic presentation of al-Ghazali’s "philosophical mysticism." Challenging popular assumptions about one of the greatest Muslim theologians of all time, this is an important reference for scholars and laymen interested in Islamic theology and in the relations between philosophy and mysticism.

Author: Bertrand Russell
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Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782357286856
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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"Thought is the measure of life." -Charles Godfrey Leland Charles Godfrey Leland was an American poet, journalist and essayist. Turning to journalism, he preferred to pursue his interest in folklore, mysticism and spirituality. This book (The Mystic Will) is a series of lessons in psychic influence, thought-force, concentration, willpower, and practical mental science. It's a practical guide to the psychology of the mind that you can apply to your everyday life. While not a professional psychologist, Mr. Leland has given utterance to some of the most valuable and practical psychological truths of the last hundred years. His contributions to this branch of human thought is sure to be recognized and appreciated by spiritual seekers. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Contents: THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE. INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I. ATTENTION AND INTEREST. CHAPTER II. SELF-SUGGESTION. CHAPTER III. WILL DEVELOPMENT. CHAPTER IV. FORETHOUGHT. CHAPTER V. WILL AND CHARACTER. CHAPTER VI. SUGGESTION AND INSTINCT. CHAPTER VII. MEMORY CULTURE. CHAPTER VIII. THE CONSTRUCTIVE FACULTIES. CHAPTER IX. FASCINATION. CHAPTER X. THE SUBLIMINAL SELF. CHAPTER XI. PARACELSUS. CHAPTER XII. LAST WORDS.

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Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004379290
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 829

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This volume collects essays which are thematically connected through the work of Kent Emery Jr., to whom the volume is dedicated. A main focus lies on the attempts to bridge the gap between mysticism and a systematic approach to medieval philosophical thought. The essays address a wide range of topics concerning (a) the nature of the human soul (in philosophical and theological discourse); (b) medieval theories of cognition (natural and supernatural), self-knowledge and knowledge of God; (c) the human soul’s contemplation of, and union with, God; (d) the tradition of “the modes of theology” in the Middle Ages; (e) the relation between philosophy and theology. Various articles are dedicated to major figures of the 13th and 14th century philosophy, others display new material based on critical editions. Contributors are Jan A. Aertsen, Stephen Brown, Bernardo Carlos Bazán, William J. Courtenay, Alfredo Santiago Culleton, Silvia Donati, Bernd Goehring, Guy Guldentops, Daniel Hobbins, Roberto Hofmeister Pich, Georgi Kapriev, Steven P. Marrone, Stephen M. Metzger, Timothy B. Noone, Mikolaj Olszewski, Alessandro Palazzo, Garrett R. Smith, Andreas Speer, Carlos Steel, Loris Sturlese, Chris Schabel, Christian Trottmann, and Gordon A. Wilson.

Author: Bernard McGinn
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1441134581
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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The great German mystic Meister Eckhart remains one of the most fascinating figures in Western thought. Revived interest in Eckhart's mysticism has been matched, and even surpassed, by the study of the women mystics of the late13th century. This book argues that Eckhart's thought cannot be fully be understood until it is viewed against the background of the breakthroughs made by the women mystics who preceded him.

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Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595269095
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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Author: Gregory Schufreider
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ISBN: 9781557530356
Category : God
Languages : en
Pages : 402

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Confessions of a Rational Mystic exposes both aspects of this transitional thinker through a multidimensional interpretation of his Pioslogion. It treats Anselm's famous proof for the existence of God as both a rational argument and an exercise in mystical theology, analyzing the logic of its reasoning while providing a phenomenological account of the vision of God that is embedded within it. Through a deconstructive reading of the cycle of prayer and proof that forms the overall structure of the text, not only is the argument returned to its place in the Proslogion as a whole, but the historic relationship that it attempts to establish between faith and reason is examined. In this way, the critical role that Anselm played in the history of philosophy is seen in a new light.