William James was a member of the generation that founded American psychology and philosophy; his work in both these fields placed James in the forefront of the intellectual and cultural ferment that marked late 19th century America. In this classic work, he turned his attention to the psychology of religion. He examines such phenomena as conversion, repentance, mysticism, and saintliness; his observations and theoretical speculation are accompanied by personal accounts of religious experience. James believed that organized religion stifled the natural religious impulse; his belief in personal experience as the only true source of religious feeling led to a remarkable tolerance for extreme forms of religious behavior.
First published in 1902, The Varieties of Religious Experience initiated the psychological study of religion, paving the way for Freud and Jung as well as for clinical and paranormal branches of psychology. Written with humour 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 almost devotional respect for the mysteries of the human mind. Richly illustrated with personal accounts of belief and possession, intoxication and near-death experience, it is of central importance not simply to an understanding of religions, but to modern psychology and psychiatric medicine. The Routledge Centenary Edition, entirely reset from the original 1902 edition, is prefaced with a specially commissioned foreword by the author's grandson, Micky James, and with new introductions from James specialists Eugene Taylor and Jeremy Carrette. It also includes a new and expanded index.
注意:相对于制度化宗教,本书探讨的是个人的宗教经验。 在本书中所要讨论的宗教定义是—— 个人独自产生的某些感情、行为和经验,使他觉得自己与他所认为的神圣对象发生关系。 这是一本两头都不讨好的书。它在极端的信徒面前展现了对制度化宗教和经院宗教哲学的批判,在极端的...
评分原载《文景》2010年1、2月合刊 詹氏《宗教经验种种》在西方已经成为经典,中国学术界还缺少重视。虽然上世纪唐钺先生已经译出,于1947年由商务印书馆出版,但研究者寥寥。现今,新建君发大志愿重译之,以为当下语境读者之需,还写出长篇学术导言,难得也。詹氏不仅...
评分"Modern psychology, finding definite psycho-physical connections to hold good, assumes as a convenient hypothesis that the dependence of mental states upon bodily conditions must be thoroughgoing and complete. If we adopt the assumption, then of course what...
评分 评分威廉·詹姆斯的《宗教经验种种》的确是一部伟大的作品。生活在一个科学洗礼的时代,詹姆斯用科学的方法分析宗教经验,却得出宗教乃人类本性的“非科学”的结论。他借以考察宗教经验的方法,最根本的一条是保持它们的鲜活性,将活生生的经验呈现给读者。 任何概念或范畴,一旦脱...
谢谢那位在o里涂色的读者,你是本书最神秘的宗教体验。
评分很重要的作品,但在强调personal和conversion的同时将institutional的影响完全排除,而忽视了宗教终究是个集体的行为
评分很重要的作品,但在强调personal和conversion的同时将institutional的影响完全排除,而忽视了宗教终究是个集体的行为
评分recommended by Wittgenstein (according to "Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duties of Genius")
评分谢谢那位在o里涂色的读者,你是本书最神秘的宗教体验。
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