Philosophical and Mystical Traditions of the World
Наталья Сергеевна Жиртуева, Natal'ya Zhirtueva
July 24, 2018 DOI: 10.12737/monography_5b56eefa805978.88191388 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism |
| Key points | Argues that mystical experience constitutes the essential core of religion and its universal principle, and that mystical traditions across world and national religions share an endeavor to "unite" with the reality of the Absolute, which the author contends transforms consciousness and personality through religious psychopractices. |
Abstract
The monograph studies the mystical phenomenon as the essential core of religion and its universal principle. The comparative analysis of mystical traditions formed on the basis of world and national religions is realized. They have common features as the endeavor to "unite" with the reality of Absolute, which contributes to the transformation of the consciousness and personality of a person through religious psychopractices. The monograph is interdisciplinary. The parallels between the scientific and philosophical and mystical pictures of the world are realized, the psychological and social vectors of mysticism are explored.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on mysticism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The mystical mind: probing the biology of religious experience | 2000 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Religious and Mystical Experiences as Artifacts of Temporal Lobe Function: A General Hypothesis | 1983 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| 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 |