The problem of pure consciousness : mysticism and philosophy / / edited by Robert K.C. Forman

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997, c1990
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 291.422
• Soggetto topico: Consciousness - Religious aspects; Mysticism
• Altri autori: FormanRobert K. C
• Note generali: "First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1997"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : mysticism, constructivism, and forgetting / Robert K.C. Forman I. The empirical investigation. The unseen seer and the field : consciousness in Sāṃkhya and yoga / Christopher Chapple Pure consciousness and Indian Buddhism / Paul J. Griffiths Eckhart, Gezücken, and the ground of the soul / Robert K.C. Forman Ayin : the concept of nothingness in Jewish mysticism / Daniel C. Matt. II. The philosophical investigation. Contemporary epistemology and the study of mysticism / Daniel Rothberg Mysticism and its contexts / Philip C. Almond Are pure consciousness events unmediated? / Stephen Bernhardt Does the philosophy of mysticism rest on a mistake? / Anthony N. Perovich, JrOn the possibility of pure consciousness / Mark B. WoodhouseIs mystical experience everywhere the same? / Norman Prigge and Gary E. Kessler Experience and interpretation in mysticism / R.L. Franklin
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of essays challenges the widely accepted interpretation of mystical experience that received its fullest expression in two volumes edited by Steven T.Katz, "Mysticism and Philosophical Analysis" and "Mysticism and Religious Traditions".
• Titolo autorizzato: The problem of pure consciousness
• ISBN: 0-19-774053-7; 0-19-802261-1; 1-280-45320-6; 0-19-535511-3; 1-4237-5952-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823275403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.