Mystical Luminosity Experience : : An Initiation of a Construct Grounded in Phenomenology.
This study makes a thorough examination of the phenomenology of mystical luminosity experience, and how it may relate to religious and mystical concepts of divine or transcendent Light. A phenomenologically grounded model is introduced, and early mixed methods investigations summarized.
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Superior document: | Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences Series |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : BRILL,, 2024. ©2024. |
Year of Publication: | 2024 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences Series
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (109 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Mystical Luminosity Experience
- Part 1: Tracing Threads of Light from Ancient Mysticism to Modern Science
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 On the Methodological and Theoretical Framework
- 1.3 Theoretical Background
- 1.4 Solidifying Illumination: Preliminary Introduction of the Theoretical Model
- 1.5 Light of the World: Illumination throughout Religion and Mysticism
- 1.6 Theories of Light: Theoretical Discussions of Luminosity
- 1.7 I Saw the Light: Phenomenology of Contemporary Reports
- 1.8 Measuring Mystical Light: Previous Quantitative Study of Luminosity
- 1.9 Describing Light: Qualitative Research Review
- 1.10 Empirical Summary
- Part 2: A Theory of Luminosity Grounded in Phenomenology
- 2.1 The Current Working Model of Mystical Luminosity Experience
- 2.2 A New Sanctified Life: Expected Psychological Impacts of mle
- 2.3 Let There Be Light: Early Empirical Work with mle
- 2.4 Quantitative mle Research Summary
- 2.5 Phenomenological Results Summary
- 2.6 Interview Part One Results Summary: The Experience Itself
- 2.7 Interview Part Two Results Summary: The Psychosocial Impacts
- 2.8 Discussion
- 2.9 Conclusion
- Appendix
- The mle-11 Scale
- References
- Index.