Comparative Theology
October 29, 2025
Alireza Khajegir
Knowledge, understanding, and attention to its levels, as well as recognition of the obstacles of each level are part of the fundamental principles in the mystical system presented in Mathnawi Manawi and the ancient Upanishads. The emphasis in these two mystical systems is prominent in achieving transcendental and intuitive knowledge in order to show more depth of truth to its followers....
Religions
October 28, 2025
Nicos Kaloyirou
This article explores Ludwig Wittgenstein’s conception of the will through close engagement with his primary texts, the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Notebooks 1914–1916, and Philosophical Investigations, demonstrating profound resonances with Catholic mystical theology and social teaching. By integrating insights from Peter Tyler’s analysis of mystical strategies, Richard McDonough’s defense...
October 28, 2025
Berenike Metzler
On the Limits of the Sayable and their Overcoming by ʻLanguage Gamesʼ in the Thinking of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Islamic Mystical Philosophers of the 11th and 12th Centuries was published in Philosophy and Mysticism in the Islamic World on page 11.
October 28, 2025
Ian Richard Netton
Paradise Paths: Text, Authority, Philosophy and the Mystic Impulse in the Munqidh of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (450 – 505/1058 – 1111) and the Vida of Teresa de Jesús (1515 – 1582) was published in Philosophy and Mysticism in the Islamic World on page 113.
October 28, 2025
Raid al-Daghistani
Die Philosophie der Mystik: Das Konzept der waqfa bei an-Niffarī und das Problem der Artikulation mystischer Einheitserfahrung was published in Philosophy and Mysticism in the Islamic World on page 59.
October 28, 2025
Selman Dilek
The Philosophical Nature of Mystical Knowledge Ibn al-ʿArabī’s Examination of the Debate on the Eternity of the World in Islamic Intellectual History was published in Philosophy and Mysticism in the Islamic World on page 153.
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October 23, 2025
Liliana Danciu
The present study aims to capture the way in which the Romanian writer Dumitru Țepeneag deconstructs the myth in order to reconstruct it in the mystical atmosphere of reverie which is highly experienced by the main character of the novel Nunțile necesare (The Necessary Marriage). The theoretician of the aesthetic oneirism in Romanian literature proves to be a talented writer who capitalizes on...
October 16, 2025
Minka Witke, Paweł Holas
preprint
Objective. Spirituality and religiosity have long been associated with experiences that transcend ordinary self-awareness, often described as mystical union or nondual awareness. This study examines the concept of the “enlightened self” as a transcendent ideal, focusing on the role of mindfulness practice and psychedelic experiences in fostering self-transcendence, nondual awareness, and...
Paradigma
October 15, 2025
Hatta Classix, Wawan Kurniawan
This study is motivated by the tension between modern rationalism, which remains critical of mysticism, and religious thought that integrates spiritual experience into the framework of epistemology. The research aims to comparatively examine the epistemology of mysticism in Bertrand Russell and Mulyadhi Kartanegara, focusing on the definition, the way mystical experience is attained, its...
Journal of Scientific Exploration
October 15, 2025
Stephanie El Chakieh
Psychotic processes remain poorly understood mental states. This review aims to examine the spiritual challenges and discrepancies surrounding psychosis, and the role cultural backgrounds and beliefs play in determining whether a psychotic episode is considered a pathological condition. The article explores mediumship, shamanism, and mystical experiences, examining their similarities and...