Mystical Experience and Interpretation: The Problem of Difference and Unity in the Essentialist and Constructivist Theories of the Twentieth Century
Theological Reflections Euro-Asian Journal of Theology August 25, 2018 DOI: 10.29357/2521-179x.2018.21.16 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mystical experience |
| Key points | Argues that the term 'mysticism' carries a 'polemical semantic meaning' shaped by ongoing methodological disputes between essentialist and constructivist paradigms in religious studies. |
Abstract
The article raises the question of the "polemical semantic meaning" of the term "mysticism" and the problems associated with modern acute methodological discussions about the "mystical" as a subject of religious research within the framework of two epistemological paradigms - "essentialist" and "constructivist".