Sökning: "mystical experiences"

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  1. 1. Den mystiske indianen : Schamanism i skärningspunkten mellan populärkultur, forskning och nyandlighet

    Författare :Sten Skånby; Ulf Drobin; Olav Hammer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; shamanism; neo-shamanism; new age; new religious movements; Michael Harner; Carlos Castaneda; mystical experiences; nature mysticism; drum journey; vision quest; noble savage; Indians; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : Neo-shamanism, or just shamanism, have entered religious life in the West mostly as a result of the inspiration of Michael Harner and Carlos Castaneda. Placing neo-shamanism in a historical context, shows its intimate connection with popular culture and the distinct association with academic research on shamanism. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Mystical experiences and scientific method : a study of the possibility of identifying a "mystical" experience by a scientific method, with special reference to the theory of Walter T Stace

    Författare :Christer Norrman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

    Sammanfattning : A necessary condition for being able to identify a mystical experience by a scientific method is to solve the following problems:(a) We must explicitly present and argue for a theory of meaning that allows us to draw conclusions from mystical sentences about the experience in question. No such theory exists today. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Interpreting Mysticism. An evaluation of Steven T. Katz's argument against a common core in mysticism and mystical experience

    Författare :Monica Kimmel; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; mystical experience; common core; perennialism; constructivism; contextualism; realism; interpretation; pure experience; intentionality; objects; phenomenology of experience; Steven T Katz.;

    Sammanfattning : In his 1978 article “Language, epistemology, and mysticism”, Steven T. Katz presents his theory of the interpretation of mystical experience reports in which the foundational epistemological claim is that “there are no pure experiences”. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Sufism and the Quest for Spiritual Fulfilment in D. H. Lawrence's "The Rainbow"

    Författare :Fereshteh Zangenehpour; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; D. H. Lawrence; The Rainbow; Sufism; Persian poetry; spiritualism; mysticism; transcendentalism; immanence; Persian ancient religions; Phoenix;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is a study of Lawrence's religious concerns and focuses on how they took shape in his writing. Attention is primarily given to Lawrence as a mystical writer and the degree to which this distinction becomes evident in his novel, The Rainbow. LÄS MER

  7. 5. En yogi kommer till stan : indisk religiositet i svensk skönlitteratur med särskild tonvikt på Dan Anderssons författarskap

    Författare :Olavi Hemmilä; Margareta Petersson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Dan Andersson; Schopenhauer; Kipling; theosophy; Bhagavadgita; Tagore; Sri Ananda Acharya; psychology of religion; mysticism; India; litteraturvetenskap; Literature;

    Sammanfattning : A Yogi Comes to Town: Indian religious thinking as reflected in Swedish fiction with special focus on the works of Dan Andersson. This dissertation presents a basic survey of the interest in Indian religious thinking as it is manifested in Swedish fictional literature over the years, with special emphasis on an analysis of the works of Dan Andersson. LÄS MER