Jurnal Studi Agama
June 23, 2026
Ridwan Rosdiawan, Udi Yuliarto, Vladzikra Vibras Vachazzam
This article explores the phenomenon of spiritual experience as the core of human spirituality, which is often considered beyond the capacity of language to express it (ineffable). Through a multidisciplinary approach involving psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, this study aims to dissect the mechanisms of formation, sensation, and interpretation of mystical experiences. This paper...
Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy
June 22, 2026
Rubab Noorie
It is clear that when we love, we feel happy, and when we hate, we feel miserable. Many wise Sufi poets and thinkers believed that living a good life means being happy, and the best way to achieve this happiness is through love, faith, and kindness. They thought that the highest form of life is a life filled with love and spiritual devotion. Love, profoundly simple yet infinitely complex, has...
PsyArXiv
June 21, 2026
Nerea L Herrero, Yohann Corfdir, Cecilia Forcato
preprint
Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) during sleep involve a transient disruption of bodily self-consciousness, in which the self or center of awareness is experienced as displaced from the physical body. Although OBEs have been reported in neurological, psychiatric, and dissociative contexts, they also occur in non-clinical populations, raising the question of whether their altered-self phenomenology...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
June 21, 2026
Lukas Geiger
preprint
The paper is the third article in the Pali-Psycho series. It compares the Pali Canon with the Desert Fathers, Rhineland Mysticism, Carmelite Mysticism, and Ignatian Spirituality. The analysis uses the convergence-type schema developed in the preceding integrative article and distinguishes empirical, structural-phenomenological, conceptual, and no-parallel relations. The central result is...
Ta'wiluna: Jurnal Ilmu Al-Qur'an, Tafsir dan Pemikiran Islam
June 20, 2026
Tiaramillah Ryn Maulida
The concept of wali majdzub constitutes one of the most controversial themes in the Islamic mystical tradition due to its association with spiritual experiences considered to transcend rational consciousness and, at times, appear inconsistent with the outward norms of Islamic law (shari‘a). Some Sufi scholars regard the wali majdzub as a chosen servant of God who receives direct spiritual...
AL-QALAMA Journal of Languages and Literary Studies
June 19, 2026
Andrew Ibeawuchi Nwagbara PhD
This research aims at addressing a tripod; the physical manifestation of the umbilical cord of a male child; the place it is subsumed in the soil, and the broader implication of these in the worldwide of the Igbo people of South East, Nigeria as exemplified in the novels of Celestine Iyeh, The Lost Generation and Son of the Soil. In this intellectual journey, the cultural and philosophical...
ادبیات عرفانی
June 19, 2026
Neda Shahani, Esmaeil Bani Ardalan
Mystical language, unlike scientific language, which is based on logical reasoning and conceptual clarity, is rich in metaphors whose primary function is to express ineffable spiritual experiences. The central concern of this study is how classical metaphors operate as cognitive tools in Iranian–Islamic mystical texts, rendering transcendent experiences intelligible to the reader. The aim of...
At-Tajdid Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pemikiran Islam
June 18, 2026
Irfan Padlian Syah, Suadi Sa'ad, Sholahuddin Al Ayubi
Tasawuf berfungsi sebagai tuntunan dan pedoman bagi perjalanan hidup manusia guna meraih kebahagiaan di dunia sekaligus keselamatan di akhirat. Hermeneutika berasal dari bahasa Yunani hermeneuein yang berarti menafsirkan, menjelaskan, atau menerjemahkan. Istilah ini diturunkan dari kata kerja hermeneuein serta kata benda hermeneia. Penelitian ini menerapkan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode...
Mevzu – Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
June 15, 2026
Hüseyin Adem Tülüce
This study examines the concept of truth within philosophical and mystical traditions, aiming to explore its diverse modes of orientation. It argues that the relationship with truth is shaped through distinct epistemic and experiential modalities, emerging in human experience via the orientations of self-transcendence and self-return. These concepts serve as fundamental analytical categories...
The Journal of Theological Studies
June 15, 2026
Connor M Ritchie
Abstract This essay compares how John Scottus Eriugena and thinkers associated with what has been called the ‘Medieval Dionysian Affective Tradition’ interpret the role of love in mystical union according to the works of Dionysius the Areopagite. At stake are two issues that challenge commonly held assumptions about Eriugena’s work. First, Eriugena is generally regarded as an intellectualist...