The Varieties of Religious Experience

出版者:Penguin Books Ltd

作者:William James

页数:576

出版时间:1982-12

价格:124.00元

isbn号码:9780140390346

具体描述

First published in 1902, The Varieties of Religious Experience initiated the psychological study of religion, paving the way for Freud and Jung as well as for clinical and paranormal branches of psychology. Written with humour and erudition, its theories of conversion, saintliness, ecstasy and mysticism continue to provoke controversy and enquiry. The book remains the best introduction to James's thought, demonstrating his characteristic insistence upon the importance of personal experience and his almost devotional respect for the mysteries of the human mind. Richly illustrated with personal accounts of belief and possession, intoxication and near-death experience, it is of central importance not simply to an understanding of religions, but to modern psychology and psychiatric medicine. The Routledge Centenary Edition, entirely reset from the original 1902 edition, is prefaced with a specially commissioned foreword by the author's grandson, Micky James, and with new introductions from James specialists Eugene Taylor and Jeremy Carrette. It also includes a new and expanded index.

作者简介

William James was a member of the generation that founded American psychology and philosophy; his work in both these fields placed James in the forefront of the intellectual and cultural ferment that marked late 19th century America. In this classic work, he turned his attention to the psychology of religion. He examines such phenomena as conversion, repentance, mysticism, and saintliness; his observations and theoretical speculation are accompanied by personal accounts of religious experience. James believed that organized religion stifled the natural religious impulse; his belief in personal experience as the only true source of religious feeling led to a remarkable tolerance for extreme forms of religious behavior.

读后感

一、宗教的本质——打破理性主义的囚笼 詹姆斯对于宗教的关注与其个人成长背景密不可分，尤其是他父亲早年皈依于瑞典基督教中神秘主义的宗教体验曾给他以潜移默化的影响。 “他父亲的宗教热忱（例如他笃信斯韦登鲍格）深深影响了他；一种人格神秘主义和英格兰求实精神的奇异结...  

注意：相对于制度化宗教，本书探讨的是个人的宗教经验。 在本书中所要讨论的宗教定义是—— 个人独自产生的某些感情、行为和经验，使他觉得自己与他所认为的神圣对象发生关系。 这是一本两头都不讨好的书。它在极端的信徒面前展现了对制度化宗教和经院宗教哲学的批判，在极端的...  

《宗教经验种种》基本上是以西方的神秘体验为案例，而西方的神秘体验基本上是以上帝的存在为背景的，西方人，许是情感强烈的缘故，灵魂的救赎多是以上帝临现开始的。 而在东方甚至没有神秘主义的说法，在佛教中，那些神秘体验和神通能力只是修行过程中的一种客观表象。不同...  

《宗教经验种种》基本上是以西方的神秘体验为案例，而西方的神秘体验基本上是以上帝的存在为背景的，西方人，许是情感强烈的缘故，灵魂的救赎多是以上帝临现开始的。 而在东方甚至没有神秘主义的说法，在佛教中，那些神秘体验和神通能力只是修行过程中的一种客观表象。不同...  

用户评价

谢谢那位在o里涂色的读者，你是本书最神秘的宗教体验。

很重要的作品，但在强调personal和conversion的同时将institutional的影响完全排除，而忽视了宗教终究是个集体的行为

recommended by Wittgenstein (according to "Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duties of Genius")

谢谢那位在o里涂色的读者，你是本书最神秘的宗教体验。

recommended by Wittgenstein (according to "Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duties of Genius")