Book Description
This landmark survey ranges from contrasts of empirical science and religious psychology to examinations of the distinctive features of Christian mysticism and the Islamic concept of mystical grace.
Author : Joseph Maréchal
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 2012-06-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0486148416
This landmark survey ranges from contrasts of empirical science and religious psychology to examinations of the distinctive features of Christian mysticism and the Islamic concept of mystical grace.
Author : Jerome Kroll
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 14,59 MB
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 113429767X
A fascinating collaboration between a medieval historian and a professor of psychiatry, this enthralling book applies modern biological and psychological research findings to the lives of medieval mystics and ascetics. Drawing upon a database of over 1,400 medieval holy persons and in-depth studies of individual saints, this illuminating study examines the relationship between medieval mystical experiences, the religious practices of mortification; laceration of the flesh, sleep deprivation and extreme starvation, and how these actions produced altered states of consciousness and brain function in the heroic ascetics. Examining and disputing much contemporary writing about the political and gender motivations in the medieval quest for a closeness with God, this is essential reading for anyone with an interest in medieval religion or the effects of self-injurious behaviour on the mind.
Author : Joseph Marechal
Publisher :
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,71 MB
Release : 2013-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781494092061
This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.
Author : Joseph Maréchal
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Mysticism
ISBN :
Author : Joseph Marechal
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 35,96 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780486436944
An early and influential volume among the 20th-century studies of mystic psychology, this landmark survey begins with an examination of empirical science and religious psychology. It discusses the sensation of presence in mystics and non-mystics, distinctive features of Christian mysticism, and criticisms of the legitimacy of the mystic experience.
Author : J. Marchal
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,46 MB
Release : 1924
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Ragini Elizabeth Michaels
Publisher : Conari Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,66 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781573244893
We all want to be happy. But, sometimes life gets in the way. People lose jobs. Spouses are unfaithful. Kids are hostile. Friends die. Houses burn down. It is a jungle out there. Unflappable is a book that helps readers not only survive, but embrace these ups and downs of life, and learn to stay centered and peaceful regardless of the circumstances. Drawing on the wisdom of the mystics and her NLP (neuro linguistic programming) training Michaels offers a six-step process for happiness and serenity regardless of how crazy life gets. The Six Steps include: Discover the lay of the land: Look at the inner contours of your life. Decide where you are and where you want to go. Examine the river running through your inner landscape--in all of its inconsistencies and incongruities. Ride the river's rapids: go with the flow. Learn to identify personal challenges on your journey. Learn how to reduce heightened emotional distress. Enjoy the ride. Unflappable offers a unique route to a different brand of happiness--one that doesn't depend on outside circumstances, and incorporates a model for conscious living that leads to serenity.
Author : James H. Leuba
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 39,49 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1136345779
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : John Dourley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 26,61 MB
Release : 2014-04-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1317750039
Jung’s psychology describes the origin of the Gods and their religions in terms of the impact of archetypal powers on consciousness. For Jung this impact is the basis of the numinous, the experience of the divine in nature and in human nature. His psychology, while possessed of a certain claim to science, is based on depths of subjective experience which transcends psychology and science as ordinarily understood. Jung and his Mystics: In the end it all comes to nothing examines the mythic nature of Jung’s psychology and thought, and demonstrates the influence of mysticism and certain religious thinkers in formulating his own work. John P. Dourley explores the influence of Mechthild of Magdeburg and fellow mystics/Beguines, and traces the mystic impulse and its expression through Meister Eckhat and Jacob Boehme to Hegel in the nineteenth century. All of these mystics were of the apophatic school and understood the culmination of their experience to lie in an identity with divinity in a nothingness beyond all form, formal expression or immediate activity. Dourley shows how this is still of relevance in our lives today. The book concludes that Jung’s understanding of mysticism could greatly alleviate the conflict between faiths, religious or political, by drawing attention to their common origin in the depths of the human. Jung and his Mystics: In the end it all comes to nothing is aimed at scholars and senior research students in Jungian Studies, including religionists, theologians and philosophers of religion, especially those with an interest in mysticism. It will also be essential reading for those interested in the connection between religious and psychological experience.
Author : Joseph Maréchal; Algar Thorold
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,74 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781019357859
This groundbreaking work of psychology explores the inner world of the mystics, examining the ways in which religious experience shapes the human psyche. Joseph Maréchal's insights into the nature of consciousness and the mystical experience continue to fascinate readers and scholars today. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.