Mystical Experience Dalam Agama-Agama: Studi Comparative Perspektif Islam, Buddha dan Kristen
Ali Mursyid Azisi, Risa Fitria, Muhammad Athaillah, Nining Rizqi Kurniawati, Muhammad Taqiyuddin Iqbal Faiz
Al-Mada Jurnal Agama Sosial dan Budaya November 29, 2023 DOI: 10.31538/almada.v6i4.4220 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Literature-based qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mystical experience |
| Key findings | Argues that comparing the mystical journey across Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism can build understanding of how each tradition approaches the sacred, and contends the topic matters because the desire for mystical experience is a central human aspiration. The abstract states no specific comparative findings. |
Abstract
This article aims to find out how the mystical journey is formed in the world's major religions, which this time focuses on Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism. By knowing how the differences and similarities will later grow a lot of understanding about the search or encounter with things that are sacred (God) in the comparison of three religions. The methodiused in thisiarticle isiqualitative, and data collection is by literature study with relevant references, so that this article can be completed. It is so important to study this article in more depth, because it is an urgent matter for us to know as religious human beings who actually in living life have the highest peak desire or feel mystical experiences. This article is also expected to be useful for many groups, both academics, clergy, and the general public who are interested in issues or discussions that are in line with the theme this time.
Comparable studies
Other qualitative studies on mystical experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The nature of peak experience in wilderness. Participants who had visited wilderness areas in Victoria, Australia, recruited via a... | 2009 | Qualitative study | n = 39 |
| Qualitative and Quantitative Features of Music Reported to Support Peak Mystical Experiences during Psychedelic Therapy Sessions Individuals with extensive experience administering psilocybin or psilocybin-containing... | 2017 | Survey and qualitative/quantitative analysis | n = 10 |
| Cannabis as entheogen: survey and interview data on the spiritual use of cannabis. Participants recruited from seven online communities, median age 33, 81% male | 2020 | Mixed methods (qualitative interviews and quantitative survey) | n = 319 |
| Clarifying and measuring the characteristics of experiences that involve a loss of self or a dissolution of its boundaries. Adults who reported an experience involving dissolution of self-boundaries or loss of... | 2024 | Cross-sectional survey with confirmatory factor analysis and qualitative thematic analysis | n = 386 |
| The developmental impact of not integrating childhood peak experiences Adults recalling their childhood peak experiences | 2007 | Qualitative study | n = 12 |