Scientific Assessment of the Validity of Mystical Experiences - Understanding Altered Psychological and Neurophysiological States

Summary

In this book the approach of the natural sciences is adopted to confront the ontological question of how far mystical experiences can be considered as reports of an objective reality rather than reports of subjective delusions.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Papanicolaou, Andrew (University of Tennessee Papanicolaou
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.04.2021
• EAN: 9780367686642
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68664-2
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: Routledge Research in Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Spiritualism, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / Transpersonal, Religion: general, Social, group or collective psychology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Religion and science, Parapsychological studies, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems