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.
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.
"Modern psychology, finding definite psycho-physical connections to hold good, assumes as a convenient hypothesis that the dependence of mental states upon bodily conditions must be thoroughgoing and complete. If we adopt the assumption, then of course what...
評分一、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...
評分这本书是美国心理学之父威廉·詹姆士关于宗教经验的二十次演讲的逐字稿。非常特别的视角去看待宗教,或者可以说是站在心理学的角度,从生理经验和心理经验上去认知宗教。 而且并没有区别不同的宗教,虽然看的出是以天主教为主,但更多的是对于所有宗教的共性之处。按照詹姆士的...
評分一、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...
評分作者是从宗教心理学的角度(仍然是自然科学的角度)进行分析宗教中的个别现象,心理学的研究对象要么是天才,要么是白痴。心理学的思想就是从不同的学术研究的角度表达自己的观点,有点类似中国传统的五行生克理论,只要你能说得通。那都是对的。或者说就没有黑白,对错。这本...
很重要的作品,但在強調personal和conversion的同時將institutional的影響完全排除,而忽視瞭宗教終究是個集體的行為
评分很重要的作品,但在強調personal和conversion的同時將institutional的影響完全排除,而忽視瞭宗教終究是個集體的行為
评分很重要的作品,但在強調personal和conversion的同時將institutional的影響完全排除,而忽視瞭宗教終究是個集體的行為
评分很重要的作品,但在強調personal和conversion的同時將institutional的影響完全排除,而忽視瞭宗教終究是個集體的行為
评分很重要的作品,但在強調personal和conversion的同時將institutional的影響完全排除,而忽視瞭宗教終究是個集體的行為
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