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.
第一次看到这本书的时候,我的心情正好在一个非常舒服的状态,而且在《刀锋》和《维特根斯坦传》里,我对詹姆斯的心理学已经有了印象。最后也是最重要的,因为最近我看到了理性之外的东西,也对宗教尤其是基督教有了不象以前那么狭隘的看法。 当然我理解这本书的思路还是理性...
評分注意: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...
評分威廉•詹姆斯(William James)在《宗教经验之种种》(The Varieties of Religious Experience)里把各种刻板的宗教教义、制度等放在一边,而将个人对圣灵的体验与情感放在了第一位。在此,笔者想引出自身在一次天主弥撒仪式中的个人宗教经验,来结合《宗教经验之种种》(以...
評分威廉·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...
recommended by Wittgenstein (according to "Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duties of Genius")
评分很重要的作品,但在強調personal和conversion的同時將institutional的影響完全排除,而忽視瞭宗教終究是個集體的行為
评分謝謝那位在o裏塗色的讀者,你是本書最神秘的宗教體驗。
评分很重要的作品,但在強調personal和conversion的同時將institutional的影響完全排除,而忽視瞭宗教終究是個集體的行為
评分recommended by Wittgenstein (according to "Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duties of Genius")
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