Perceiving the divine through the human body : mystical sensuality /
"This volume is a collection of articles reflecting on the role of the body and the senses in the context of different traditions of spiritual practice. Ranging from the world of Medieval women mystics to the writings of Jonathan Edwards, from the Tantric practices of Indian sadhus to the emerg...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This volume is a collection of articles reflecting on the role of the body and the senses in the context of different traditions of spiritual practice. Ranging from the world of Medieval women mystics to the writings of Jonathan Edwards, from the Tantric practices of Indian sadhus to the emergence of New-Age Western spirituality, this study challenges the tendency of post-Kantian modernity to identify "spirituality" with an intellectual flight from sensuality and attempts instead to retrieve a more integrated and holistic approach. The editors and the contributors of this volume are members of the Mysticism Study Group at the American Academy of Religion"-- |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780230339767 (e-book) 023033976X (e-book) |