پژوهشنامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامههای علوم انسانی
January 8, 2025
Hadi Vakili
The book Mysticism, East and West by Rudolf Otto, is one of the most important examples of comparative studies of mysticism in the world. The discussion of the East and the West and how they relate to each other is at least for Otto one of the pillars of the philosophy of religion that has been reflected in this book. Otto sees mysticism as the kinship of the east and west. The term “Nominus/...
International Journal of Education and Social Science Research
2025
S. Tabassum
This paper explores how embodied experience mediates spiritual realization within two distinct mystical traditions: Buddhist meditation and the Baul tradition of Bengal. Drawing on phenomenological theory—particularly the foundational contributions of Edmund Husserl (1983/1913) and Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1962)—the study stresses the bodily dimension of spirituality. In Buddhism, the body...
Islamic Knowledge and Insight
2025
Hadi Izadi Asli, Behrouz Afshar, Mohammad Ali Yousefi
Mysticism is an inner spiritual phenomenon with a metaphysical essence and a transrational dimension, rooted in the pursuit of pure monotheism, culminating in annihilation in God (fanāʾ fi-llāh) and subsistence through God (baqāʾ bi-llāh). Through spiritual wayfaring toward God (sulūk ilā llāh), the human being becomes the manifestation of the divine names of majesty and beauty, a clear...
2025
Peter Schäfer
Peter Schäfer provides the reader for the first time with a history of pre-kabbalistic Jewish mysticism. He offers a close reading of the key texts and asks what they wish to convey about the age-old human desire to get close to and communicate with God. The book is directed at specialists as well as at a broader audience.
Comparative philosophy of religion
2025
Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
1 citation
AbstractMysticism is mostly employed in the context of theistic religions because historically, mysticism aims at a unification with God. It must be clarified if the project of comparative mysticism that this book suggests can be properly carried out when including non-theistic religions. The chapter examines phenomena such as quietism, ekstasis, and contemplation. Further, the relationship...
2025
Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir
West in the 1950s shared the view that psychedelic experiences culminate in “mystical experiences” of union. However, the recent “psychedelic renaissance” emphasizes biomedical, neurological, and psychotherapeutic explanations. These clinical, instrumental approaches overlook both new research on mysticism and many cultural realities and practices behind it. Analyzing key research on...
Analiza i Egzystencja
2025
A. Biłat
Teksty Bertranda Russella dotyczące kwestii mistycyzmu dzielą się na dwie grupy. Pierwsza, obejmująca fragmenty Mysticism and Logic (1914), stanowi krytykę głównych tez filozofii mistycznej zawartych m.in. w pismach Parmenidesa, Spinozy i Hegla. Druga grupa składa się m.in. z fragmentów The Essence of Religion (1912) i zawiera koncepcję niedogmatycznego mistycyzmu jako duchowej postawy wobec...
International Research Journal of MMC
December 31, 2024
I. Subba
प्रस्तुत लेख जेन रहस्यान्वेषणका मूलभूत पक्षको अध्ययन गर्नुमा केन्द्रित छ । रहस्यवादका क्षेत्रमा भिन्न धारणा लिएर देखापरेको जेन एउटा ध्यान प्रणाली हो जसमा चेतनाको प्रमुख भूमिका रहेको हुन्छ । मनोवैज्ञानिक रूपमा मानसिक गतिविधिको प्रक्रियासितै चेतनाको उद्भावनामा जेन रहस्यवादले गति प्राप्त गर्दछ । व्यक्तिमा रहेको मानसिक प्रकृतिको अन्वेषण गर्दै परिपूर्ण रूपमा शून्यज्ञ भई सतोरी प्राप्त गर्नु जेन...
Journal of Scientific Exploration
December 27, 2024
Lawrence Wile
During their evolutionary transition from apes, Homo sapiens developed the capacity to create mental worlds. While conferring a selective advantage and leading to wondrous intellectual achievements and transformative technologies, this capacity set humankind on a historical trajectory that is approaching the potential for its extinction. The genetic and anatomical basis of humankind’s unique...
Religions
December 27, 2024
Na Liu
This paper delves into the connection between Zhuangzi’s mystical philosophy and its potential application to nonviolent resistance movements. It argues that the cultivation of inner peace, as advocated by Zhuangzi, can serve as a powerful foundation for individuals to engage in peaceful social change. Zhuangzi, a prominent figure in ancient Chinese thought, emphasized the importance of...