Aldous Huxley and alternative spirituality

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) -- Science, Alternative Spirituality and Psychical Research -- The Perennial Philosophy -- Mysticism and Pacifism -- Sex and Alternative Spirituality -- Huxley’s Legacy -- Conclusion -- Back...

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1. VerfasserIn: Poller, Jake (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Leiden Boston Brill 2019
In:Jahr: 2019
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Aries book series volume 27
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390898
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Huxley, Aldous 1894-1963 / Spiritualität / Mystizismus / Esoterik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Spirituality
B literary science
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Zusammenfassung:Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) -- Science, Alternative Spirituality and Psychical Research -- The Perennial Philosophy -- Mysticism and Pacifism -- Sex and Alternative Spirituality -- Huxley’s Legacy -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.
Aldous Huxley and Alternative Spirituality offers an incisive analysis of the full range of Huxley’s spiritual interests, spanning both mysticism (neo-Vedanta, Taoism, Mahayana and Zen Buddhism) and Western esotericism (mesmerism, spiritualism, the paranormal). Jake Poller examines how Huxley’s shifting spiritual convictions influenced his fiction, such as his depiction of the body and sex, and reveals how Huxley’s use of psychedelic substances affected his spiritual convictions, resulting in a Tantric turn in his work. Poller demonstrates how Huxley’s vision of a new alternative spirituality in Island , in which the Palanese select their beliefs from different religious traditions, anticipates the New Age spiritual supermarket and traces the profound influence of Huxley’s ideas on the spiritual seekers of the twentieth century and beyond
ISBN:9004406905
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004406902