Versluis Platonic Mysticism

Contemplative Science, Philosophy, Literature, and Art
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4384-6634-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions

Restores the Platonic history and context of mysticism and shows how mysticism helps us understand more deeply the humanities as a whole, from philosophy and literature to art.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Versluis, Arthur

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Platonic Mysticism

2. Mapping Mysticism

3. The Eclipse of Platonic Mysticism

4. The Externalist Fallacy

5. On Literature and Mysticism

6. Transcendence

7. Contemplative Art, Contemplative Science

Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Arthur Versluis is Professor and Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. He is the author of Restoring Paradise: Western Esotericism, Literature, Art, and Consciousness and Wisdom's Children: A Christian Esoteric Tradition, both also published by SUNY Press.