The unity of mystical traditions : the transformation of consciousness in Tibetan and German mysticism /
The book supports an ecumenical theory of mysticism through a comparative analysis of Tibetan Dzogchen and German mysticism. Using a systems model of consciousness as an interpretive framework, it shows how the distinct doctrines and practices of these two traditions function in parallal, equally tr...
| Основен автор: | Studstill, Randall. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2005.
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| Серия: |
Studies in the history of religions ;
107. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=173926 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Unity of mystical traditions. |
Съдържание:
- Acknowledgments; Chapter One Introduction: A Mystical Pluralist Theory of Mysticism; Chapter Two A Critique Of Constructivism; Chapter Three An Alternative Methodology: A Systems Approach To Consciousness; Chapter Four Doctrine and Practice in the Dzogchen Tradition; Chapter Five Doctrine And Practice In German Mysticism; Chapter Six Mystical Pluralism, Systems Theory, and the Unity of Mystical Traditions; Appendix A Defining 'Mysticism' and 'Mystical Experience'; Appendix B Remarks On Essentialist and Typological Approaches to Mysticism.