A Phenomenology of Mystical Experience in 17th-Century English Religious Poetry
Franz Wöhrer
English and American Studies in German November 6, 2003 DOI: 10.1515/9783484431027.61 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism Mystical experience Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Phenomenology philosophy Literature Religious experience English poetry Aesthetics Religious studies Epistemology |
| Key points | Argues that 17th-century English religious poetry offers a phenomenological account of mystical experience, highlighting its ineffable and transformative character. |
Abstract
Article A Phenomenology of Mystical Experience in 17th-Century English Religious Poetry was published on November 6, 2003 in the journal English and American Studies in German (volume 2002, issue 2003).
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on mystical experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious and Mystical Experiences as Artifacts of Temporal Lobe Function: A General Hypothesis | 1983 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Psychedelic Mystical Experience in the Human Encounter with Death | 1969 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Vectorial Cerebral Hemisphericity as Differential Sources for the Sensed Presence, Mystical Experiences and Religious Conversions | 1993 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The epistemic innocence of psychedelic states. | 2016 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mystical Experience and Religious Doctrine | 1982 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |