The unity of mystical traditions : the transformation of consciousness in Tibetan and German mysticism / / by Randall Studstill.
This book argues that mystical doctrines and practices initiate parallel transformative processes in the consciousness of mystics. This thesis is supported through a comparative analysis of Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen (rdzogs-chen) and the medieval German mysticism of Eckhart, Suso, and Tauler. These...
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| Superior document: | Numen book series, v. 107 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of religions ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- A Mystical Pluralist Theory of Mysticism
- A Critique Of Constructivism
- An Alternative Methodology: A Systems Approach To Consciousness
- Doctrine and Practice in the Dzogchen Tradition
- Doctrine And Practice In German Mysticism
- Mystical Pluralism, Systems Theory, and the Unity of Mystical Traditions
- Defining ‘Mysticism’ and ‘Mystical Experience’
- Remarks On Essentialist and Typological Approaches to Mysticism
- The Motivational Basis of Cognitive Confirmation
- Bibliography
- Index
- Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series.