G. Rodrigo Benevides B.

WILLIAM JAMES AND THE ROLE OF MYSTICISM IN RELIGION

Manuscrito December 20, 2021 G. Rodrigo Benevides B. 2 citations

Abstract In Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature (1902) William James examines the role of mysticism in the development of religion. James argues that the root of all religions is precisely the experience of mystical states of consciousness. As we shall see, although James himself admits that his own psychological constitution shuts him out from these experiences, the...