Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir

2 papers in the library · 2 citations · publishing 2024-2025

Papers

De-Mystifying Mysticism: A Critical Realist Perspective on Ambivalences in the Study of Mysticism

Religions December 25, 2024 Ali Qadir, Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir 2 citations

The study of mysticism has stalled between two opposing views: a naive realism that assumes a universal core to mystical experiences and a critical stance that questions whether the category of mysticism itself is valid. This review examines 20th-century scholarship to understand why the term was largely abandoned. Analyzing key literature from religious studies, history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and psychology through a critical realist lens, the authors identify two axes of debate. One axis concerns whether mysticism has a reified, fixed essence or a relativized, context-dependent substance. The other axis asks whether mystical knowledge is limited to rare elites or accessible to all.

DOI: 10.3390/rel16010010 Mysticism Philosophy Perspective graphical Epistemology +2

Psychedelics and Mysticism: Mapping Cultural Approaches

January 1, 2025 Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir

The authors argue that the recent biomedical and psychotherapeutic focus of psychedelic research overlooks cultural dimensions of mystical experiences. Analyzing research on psychedelics and mysticism over the past three decades, they propose that cultural approaches can complement biomedical research and introduce the concept of "mystical consciousness" as a key framework. The chapter contends that clinical, instrumental approaches neglect new findings on mysticism and the diverse cultural realities and practices underlying it.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-98596-6_14 Mysticism Ayahuasca Psilocybin Consciousness +13