The unity of mystical traditions : the transformation of consciousness in Tibetan and German mysticism / by Randall Studstill.

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Studstill, Randall

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TextSeries: Studies in the history of religions ; 107.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 304 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789047407218
9047407210
1433707128
9781433707124
9789004143197
900414319X
1280867957
9781280867958

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Unity of mystical traditions.DDC classification:

248.2/2/094309023 22

LOC classification:

BL625 .S795 2005eb

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11.09

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Contents:

Acknowledgments; Chapter One Introduction: A Mystical Pluralist Theory of Mysticism; Chapter Two A Critique Of Constructivism; Chapter Three An Alternative Methodology: A Systems Approach To Consciousness; Chapter Four Doctrine and Practice in the Dzogchen Tradition; Chapter Five Doctrine And Practice In German Mysticism; Chapter Six Mystical Pluralism, Systems Theory, and the Unity of Mystical Traditions; Appendix A Defining 'Mysticism' and 'Mystical Experience'; Appendix B Remarks On Essentialist and Typological Approaches to Mysticism.

Summary: The book supports an ecumenical theory of mysticism through a comparative analysis of Tibetan Dzogchen and German mysticism. Using a systems model of consciousness as an interpretive framework, it shows how the distinct doctrines and practices of these two traditions function in parallal, equally transformative ways.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-291) and index.

The book supports an ecumenical theory of mysticism through a comparative analysis of Tibetan Dzogchen and German mysticism. Using a systems model of consciousness as an interpretive framework, it shows how the distinct doctrines and practices of these two traditions function in parallal, equally transformative ways.

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