This book offers new theoretical insights into religious, esoteric, and philosophical practices and narratives that deal with "intentional transformative experiences." Exceptional life-changing experiences are often believed to be beyond the individual's control-they are thought to "simply happen." However, many individuals actively and self-reflectively search for transformative experiences.
Intentional Transformative Experiences provides analyses of such intentionally sought experiences in different spiritual, religious, and esoteric milieus. Case studies range from South and Central Asian traditions to Western esoteric practices, compare autobiographical narratives of self-cultivation, and explore attempts to systematize intentional transformative experiences.
Next to applying established theoretical frameworks, such as the cognitive science of religion and philosophy, this volume also includes considerations on subsets of transformative experiences such as the dichotomy of intentionality and unintentionality, risk and failure, as well as the transformation of others instead of one's own self. The result is an important contribution for researchers who deal with narratives or practices that include "transformative experiences."
| ISBN: | 9783110991055 |
| Publication date: | 23rd September 2024 |
| Author: | Sarah Perez, Biljana van Rijn, Jens Schlieter |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 337 pages |
| Series: | Religion and Reason |
| Genres: |
Ethics and moral philosophy Spirituality and religious experience |
This book offers new theoretical insights into religious, esoteric, and philosophical practices and narratives that deal with "intentional transformative experiences." Exceptional life-changing experiences are often believed to be beyond the individual's control-they are thought to "simply happen." However, many individuals actively and self-reflectively search for transformative experiences.
Intentional Transformative Experiences provides analyses of such intentionally sought experiences in different spiritual, religious, and esoteric milieus. Case studies range from South and Central Asian traditions to Western esoteric practices, compare autobiographical narratives of self-cultivation, and explore attempts to systematize intentional transformative experiences.
Next to applying established theoretical frameworks, such as the cognitive science of religion and philosophy, this volume also includes considerations on subsets of transformative experiences such as the dichotomy of intentionality and unintentionality, risk and failure, as well as the transformation of others instead of one's own self. The result is an important contribution for researchers who deal with narratives or practices that include "transformative experiences."
Intentional Transformative Experiences features in the following genres: Ethics and moral philosophy, Spirituality and religious experience
Intentional Transformative Experiences is available in Hardback
Intentional Transformative Experiences was written by Sarah Perez, Biljana van Rijn, Jens Schlieter and published by De Gruyter
Intentional Transformative Experiences has 337 pages
Yes it is part of Religion and Reason series