Phenomenology and Mysticism: The Verticality of Religious Experience
Andreas Nordlander
Pneuma 2009 DOI: 10.1163/157007409x418310 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Phenomenology philosophy Religious experience Interpretative phenomenological analysis Religious studies Theology Epistemology Social science |
| Citations | 8 |
| Key points | Proposes that mystical experiences in the Abrahamic traditions disclose a "vertical" dimension of religious experience that constitutes a genuine encounter with transcendence. |
Abstract
Book Reviews / Pneuma 31 (2009) 105-160 133 Anthony J. Steinbock, Phenomenology and Mysticism: The Verticality of Religious Experience (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007). 328 pp. $44.95 cloth. Th e phenomenological philosopher Anthony Steinbock has written an incredibly rich book about the phenomenology of mystical experience in the Abrahamic traditions, a book that will certainly be required reading for anyone working in the areas of religious experience and the intersection between theology and philosophy, especially in the continental tradi- tion. Phenomenology and Mysticism stands out as an original work in the sense that it is not primarily a commentary on
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| The Problem of Pure Consciousness: Mysticism and Philosophy | 1993 | Edited collection of essays | |
| Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mysticism and schizophrenia: A phenomenological exploration of the structure of consciousness in the schizophrenia spectrum disorders. | 2016 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |