Gurdjieff and Hypnosis [electronic resource] : A Hermeneutic Study /
Tamdgidi, Mohammad.author.
This book explores the life and ideas of the enigmatic twentieth century philosopher, mystic, and teacher of esoteric dances George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, performing a hermeneutic textual analysis of all his writings to illuminate the place of hypnosis in his teaching. Foreword by J. Walter Driscoll.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Prologue; Acknowledgments; Introduction GURDJIEFF, HYPNOSIS, AND HERMENEUTICS; Chapter One PHILOSOPHY: ONTOLOGY OF THE HARMONIOUS UNIVERSE; Chapter Two PHILOSOPHY: PSYCHOLOGY OF A "TETARTOCOSMOS"; Chapter Three PHILOSOPHY: EPISTEMOLOGY OF "THREE-BRAINED BEINGS"; Chapter Four THE "ORGAN KUNDABUFFER" THEORY OF HUMAN DISHARMONIZATION; Chapter Five THE PRACTICE OF "HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF MAN"; Chapter Six LIFE IS REAL ONLY THEN, WHEN "I AM" NOT HYPNOTIZED; Chapter Seven MEETINGS WITH THE REMARKABLE HYPNOTIST
Chapter Eight BEELZEBUB'S HYPNOTIC TALES TO HIS GRANDSONConclusion GURDJIEFF'S ROUNDABOUT YEZIDI CIRCLE; Appendix TEXTUAL CHRONOLOGY OF GURDJIEFF'S LIFE; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-258) and index.
This book explores the life and ideas of the enigmatic twentieth century philosopher, mystic, and teacher of esoteric dances George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, performing a hermeneutic textual analysis of all his writings to illuminate the place of hypnosis in his teaching. Foreword by J. Walter Driscoll.
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