Mystical Anthropology: Cross-Religious Perspectives

Interdisciplinary Reflections on the Arnhem Mystical Sermons and Sri Aurobindo

edited by I. Cornet, R. Faesen and M.S. Kallungal

Book cover: Mystical Anthropology: Cross-Religious Perspectives

Extent: 212 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Annua Nuntia Lovaniensia

Series volume number: 66

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(July 2012)

ISBN: 9789042926066

Price: $57.00

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Concepts of the Divine that emerge in mystical testimonies have often been studied. Seldom has the human person, the common denominator in all mystical testimonies, been given due attention. Nevertheless, questions regarding universal elements in mystical experiences and the role of particular theological traditions in current debates on mysticism cannot be addressed without examining the underlying concepts of the human person and the relation to the divine in mystical texts. The complexity and diversity of mystical texts call for an approach that is in the first place critical-hermeneutical and takes all elements, be they particular or universal, into account. It also calls for an interdisciplinary and cross-religious perspective in which the expertise from various disciplines and different mystical traditions is combined. This volume brings different anthropological concepts to the fore through an interdisciplinary study of texts from two religious traditions, the sixteenth-century Arnhem Mystical Sermons (from the Christian tradition) and the twentieth-century Sri Aurobindo Gose (from the Hindu tradition).

  • Edited by I Cornet
  • Edited by R Faesen
  • Edited by MS Kallungal