Mystical Experience Among Tibetan Buddhists: The Common Core Thesis Revisited
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion June 1, 2011 Zhuo Chen, Ralph W. Hood Jr., Lijun Yang et al. 63 citations
In the study of mysticism the debate has centered on whether a universal experiential core exists regardless of religious interpretation. The current investigation combines Jamesian empiricist and social constructivist perspectives to argue that stable experiential facets load variously on factors to construct local interpretations. Local interpretations reflect a family resemblance—a mystical...