The Varieties of Religious Experience
by:
William James (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781402199035 (1402199031)
Publish date: September 22nd 2005
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Pages no: 519
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
Science,
20th Century,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Spirituality,
Psychology,
Theology
Series: Bedford Series in History & Culture
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I wanted to like this classic book, but I can't do it: too many things are wrong. A shame, because I completely approve of the idea. William James, writing around the end of the 19th century, sets out to take a cool look at how people experience religious feeling, basing his investigation on state-o...
A true classic of religious scholarship and psychology that is both relevant and readable. James explores many psychological and philosophical characteristics of the religious experience, and shows at least some of its variety in terms of its extreme and benign forms.This leaves us with an essential...
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