Varieties of Religious Experience
Subtitle: A Study in Human Nature
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group; Routledge
Published: 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780415278096
Subjects: Experience (religion); Psychology, religious; Religion; Conversion
Description: 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 inquiry. 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.