On the basis of the comparative method the differences in the religious experiences of F.M. Dostoevsky and K.N. Leontiev are explored. The author defends the thesis that it was this difference that first of all caused ideological contradictions between these thinkers, in particular, a sharp disagreement on the problem of the attainability of “universal harmony” in the world. It is shown that...
This paper offers a comparative analysis of Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali (with attention to the 1912 English self-translation of the 1910 Bengali text) and selected English translations of Meerabai’s bhakti poems. It examines devotional vision, poetic voice, gendered subjectivity, figurative language, musicality, and translation strategies shaping modern reception. Using a qualitative...
In his seminal work, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism (1941) [6], Scholem presents the Sifra Detzniuta as one of the earliest sections of the Zohar, which he attributed primarily to Moses de Leon in late 13th-century Spain.Scholem describes it as "a brief outline of the symbolism of the universe as a revelation of the Divine in the form of primordial man," emphasizing its concise yet profound...
In this book, Phillip Wiebe examines religious, spiritual, and mystical experiences, assessing how these experiences appear to implicate a spiritual order. Despite the current prevalence of naturalism and atheism, he argues that experiences purporting to have a religious or spiritual significance deserve close empirical investigation. Wiebe surveys the broad scope of religious experience and...
This study aimed to validate and culturally adapt the Altered States of Consciousness Rating Scale (OAV) and Five Dimensional-Altered States of Consciousness Questionnaire (5D-ASC) for Brazilian Portuguese to measure altered states of consciousness in the context of psychedelic research. A parallel back-translation model was employed with expert reviews to ensure linguistic and cultural...
The philosophies of Edmund Husserl and the mystical insights of Ibn 'Arabi are the main subjects of this essay, which examines the idea of the self from the twin views of Islamic Sufism and Western phenomenology. Phenomenology emphasizes the self as the pure consciousness that constitutes the world through intentionality, while Sufism views the self (nafs) as something to be purified on the...
Understanding the concept of God in two major traditions—Islam and Christianity—has profound philosophical and theological significance, especially when examined through the mystical thought of Ibn ʻArabī and Meister Eckhart, who both position God as the highest reality in the dialectic between transcendence and immanence. This study aims to analyze and compare the metaphysical,...
This article covers the research on the mystical experience that is evident in the prophetic and apocalyptic writings of ancient Judaism, or Second Temple Judaism. Specifically, an analysis is made of the contributions and limits of the two groups of recent biblical studies on this topic. They are the Experientia Group and the Synesthesia Group. Despite the diversity of their composition and...
arXiv Preprint ArchiveJune 20, 2025Ankolika De, Kelley Cotter, Shaheen Kanthawala et al.
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Recent studies show that users often interpret social media algorithms as mystical or spiritual because of their unpredictability. This invites new questions about how such perceptions affect the content that creators create and the communities they form online. In this study, 14 creators of algorithmic conspirituality content on TikTok were interviewed to explore their interpretations and...
This synthesis of human history, spiritual development, inner transformation, and intuitive intelligence presents a much-needed and courageous alternative to the prevailing technological narratives of human advancement. Humans have always been able to reinvent themselves individually and collectively. Although other species also possess this capability, none have taken it as far as humans have....