Religious and spiritual experiences
"What is the value of religious and spiritual experiences within human life? Are we evolutionarily programmed to have such experiences? How will emerging technologies change such experiences in the future? Wesley Wildman addresses these key intellectual questions and more, offering a spirituall...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge New York
Cambridge University Press
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious experience
/ Religious experience
/ Brain research
B Religious experience / Brain research / Spirituality |
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Neurology
B Experience (Religion) B Technology |
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| Summary: | "What is the value of religious and spiritual experiences within human life? Are we evolutionarily programmed to have such experiences? How will emerging technologies change such experiences in the future? Wesley Wildman addresses these key intellectual questions and more, offering a spiritually evocative naturalist interpretation of the diverse variety of religious and spiritual experiences. He describes these experiences, from the common to the exceptional, and offers innovative classifications of them based on their neurological features and their internal qualities. His account avoids reductionalistic oversimplifications and instead synthesizes perspectives from many disciplines, including philosophy and natural sciences, into a compelling account of the meaning and value of religious and spiritual experiences in human life. The resulting interpretation does not assume a supernatural worldview nor does it reject such experiences as positive affirmation of this-worldly existence"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-299) and index |
| ISBN: | 1107000084 |