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"This book] initiate[s] the psychological study of religion, paving the way for Freud and Jung as well as for clinical and paranormal branches of psychology. Written with humor and erudition, its theories of conversion, saintliness, ecstasy and mysticism continue to provoke controversy and enquiry. The book remains the best introduction to James's thought, demonstrating his characteristic insistence upon the importance of personal experience and his...
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Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
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viii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"In this original and groundbreaking book, Andrew Newberg, M.D., and Mark Robert Waldman turn their attention to the pinnacle of the human experience: enlightenment. Through his brain- scan studies on Brazilian psychic mediums, Sufi mystics, Buddhist meditators, Franciscan nuns, Pentecostals, and participants in secular spirituality rituals, Newberg has discovered the specific neurological mechanisms associated with the enlightenment experience--and...
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Library of America volume 38
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
c1987
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1379 p. ; 21 cm.
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HighBridge
Pub. Date
p2001
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6 CDs (ca. 6 hrs.) : digital, stero, Dolby processed ; 4 3/4 in.
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Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by the myth he has created.
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Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
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3 DVDs (ca. 344 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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When celebrated scholar Joseph Campbell sat down with veteran journalist Bill Moyers for a discussion about his life's work, the nation was captivated. The series brought Campbell's theories into popular culture and led to a bestselling companion book. Includes six episodes.
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