Mysticism in the World's Religions

Informationen zum Autor Geoffrey Parrinder is Professor Emeritus of the Comparative Study of Religions at the University of London. After his ordination as a Methodist Minister, he spent twenty years teaching in West Africa and studying African religions. He has written many highly successful books that have been translated into twelve languages, and has travelled widely, lecturing on the comparative study of religions in Australia, America, India, Japan and at Oxford. Klappentext A wide-ranging book which aims to provide clues to the diverse forms and expressions of mysticism, by considering some of the major religions of both East and West. Zusammenfassung Aiming to provide clues to the diverse forms and expressions of mysticism, by considering some of the major religious traditions of both East and West, this book explores two principal areas. These are monistic mysticism (seeking self-identity or union with the All) and theistic mysticism (seeking communion, but not identity, with God). The search for the mystical through drugs, sex and visions is also discussed, as is the relationship of the expert to the ordinary seeker.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: E. G. Parrinder, Edward Geoffrey Parrinder, Geoffrey Parrinder, Parrinder Geoffrey
• Verlag: Oneworld
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 05.07.1995
• EAN: 9781851681013
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-101-3
• Seiten: 210
• Abmessung: 130 mm x 200 mm x 16 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Sonstiges; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / General, RELIGION / Mysticism, Religion: general, mysticism, Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice