3 papers in the library · publishing 2004-2015
University of Chicago Press eBooks 2015 Jonathan Garb
This opening chapter follows and critiques the disappearance of the soul in modern philosophy, while calling attention to its continued presence in literature and popular culture and its remarkable revival in recent decades. Especial attention is given to the school of archetypal psychology inaugurated by James Hillman. Dialogue with this school enables a critical engagement with the...
University of Chicago Press eBooks March 29, 2013 Jonathan Garb
This chapter argues that shamanic trance often seems in contexts of a markedly nomian nature. The Hasidic movement can be shown as a prime example of the intimate link between trance experience and nomian practice. The placement of trance within a graduated path explains the prevalence of the rabbinic ladder of ethical and nomian progression in Kabbalistic texts on trance. The nomian practice...
Revue de l'histoire des religions 2004 Jonathan Garb
Lorsque les mystiques critiquent l'expérience mystique Les études existantes sur le mysticisme ont souligné la place tenue par l' "expérience" dans l'écriture et la pratique mystiques. Cependant, l'examen de textes issus de traditions mystiques differentes montre que plusieurs auteurs mystiques étaient réservés sur la poursuite de cette expérience. Le présent article examine les diverses...