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September 30, 2025 Thierry Zarcone
This book is a unique attempt by historians, anthropologists and specialists of different religions and esoteric trends to investigate the mental and physical ‘techniques’ for obtaining an ‘experience’ of the Absolute or the Sacred. Cognitive techniques include prayers or litanies practised in different ways, through repetition (Sufi dhikr, Christian Hesychasm, yoga) or motion (Sufi dance),...
St Tikhon’s University Theological Faculty Review September 30, 2025 P. Khondzinskii
Russian theology of the early 20th century manifests itself as the intersection of many heterogeneous trends. Of these trends, we will highlight two: a keen interest in the legacy of St. Augustine and the problem of mystical (religious) experience, which was actualized both by the general desire to overcome “scholastic approaches” in theology, and by scientific and psychological developments of...
medRxiv September 27, 2025 Grace M Elliott, Madeline M Robertson, Celine E Locklear et al. preprint
People who report experiencing alcohol-related blackouts (ARBs) are at increased risk of alcohol-related injury and even death. Blackout susceptibility is heritable and blackouts are not experienced by all who engage in hazardous drinking. Blackout is defined by anterograde amnesia, but a person in the blackout state also maintains consciousness and motor control at high levels of intoxication,...
Ideas and Ideals September 26, 2025 K. Golikov
This article evaluates the limitations of an exclusively rational approach to comprehending reality, emphasizing that true understanding often extends far beyond logic and rests on irrational, absurd, random, and unpredictable elements. From the standpoint of the rational–irrational dichotomy, the paper offers a brief overview of key cultural-historical periods and the contemporary situation....
Religions September 26, 2025 Matthew Crippen
This article examines William James’s philosophy of science through his pragmatic response to epistemic fallibilism, emphasizing how actionability rather than evidential certainty underwrites both scientific and religious practices. While James explicitly drew comparisons between science and Abrahamic scriptures, my account highlights resonances with non-Western traditions, particularly...
BMC Psychology September 26, 2025 Mahir Akbudak, Hasan Belli, Hasan Gökçay
This study is concerned with relationships between childhood trauma history, dissociative experiences, clinical phenomenology of Jinn-Possession Psychosis (JPP), and schizophrenia in an Islamic cultural context. Researchers have contacted local traditional and spiritual healers based in a city in the Southeast region of the Republic of Turkey. Traditional healers have contacted us with patients...
Proceedings of the Saratov Orthodox Theological Seminary September 25, 2025 Valery S. Budyanskiy
The main goal of the article is to study mystical theology of Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov) in his sacramentological dimension. The paper explores the role of sacraments in the author's understanding of the mystical aspect of Christian life. The methodological foundations of the work presuppose the understanding of mysticism as a semantic shade of theology, defined as a special interaction...
Anthropology of Consciousness September 25, 2025 Jacob W. Glazier, Sean O’donnell
ABSTRACT This essay explores the conceptual and philosophical complexities surrounding ayahuasca use, focusing on its ability to reveal ghosts through the lens of hauntology. Ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew traditionally used in shamanic rituals, is known to evoke profound experiences involving spirits, mystical entities, and transformative states of consciousness. The brew's active compound,...
Experiment September 24, 2025 Dennis Ioffe
This essay discusses the unique interplay between mushrooms and Russian Conceptualism, situating the mycological theme within the broader framework of Second Avant-garde aesthetics and socio-political critique. Russian artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Ilya Kabakov, Andrei Monastyrsky, and others embedded mushroom imagery into their works as a metaphorical device transcending mere visual...
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion September 22, 2025 Alberto Cavallarin 2 citations
I take “neo-perennialists” to share the following, minimal claim: there exists a cross-cultural category of experiences that can be defined as “mystical”. I first clarify the neo-perennialist project and defend its overall feasibility. I then criticize the narrow focus on mystical experiences that has characterized much neo-perennialist research, and research based on the above-mentioned core...