| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 304 pages) |
| Series |
Numen book series, 0169-8834 ; v. 107 |
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Studies in the history of religions ; 107.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 transformative ways |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-291) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mysticism -- Comparative studies
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Mysticism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
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Mysticism -- Germany
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RELIGION -- Mysticism.
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Mysticism
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Mystiek.
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Rdzogs-chen.
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Bewustzijn.
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China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
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Germany
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| Genre/Form |
Comparative studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047407218 |
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9047407210 |
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1433707128 |
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9781433707124 |
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9789004143197 |
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900414319X |
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1280867957 |
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9781280867958 |
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