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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140390340
ISBN-139780140390346
eBay Product ID (ePID)17053
Product Key Features
Book TitleVarieties of Religious Experience : a Study in Human Nature
Number of Pages576 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Psychology of Religion
Publication Year1982
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion
AuthorWilliam James
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN82-015068
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal291.4/2
Table Of ContentIntroduction by Martin E. Marty Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text The Varieties of Religious Experience
SynopsisStanding at the crossroads of psychology and religion, this catalyzing work applied the scientific method to a field abounding in abstract theory. William James believed that individual religious experiences, rather than the precepts of organized religions, were the backbone of the world's religious life. His discussions of conversion, repentance, mysticism and saintliness, and his observations on actual, personal religious experiences - all support this thesis. In his introduction, Martin E. Marty discusses how James's pluralistic view of religion led to his remarkable tolerance of extreme forms of religious behaviour, his challenging, highly original theories, and his welcome lack of pretension in all of his observations on the individual and the divine.