The Mystical Mind (Paperback)

How does the mind experience the sacred? What biological mechanisms are involved in mystical states and trances? Is there a neurological basis for patterns in comparative religions? Does religion have an evolutionary function? This pathbreaking work by two leading medical researchers explores the neurophysiology of religious experience. Building on an explanation of the basic structure of the brain, the authors focus on parts most relevant to human experience, emotion, and cognition. On this basis, they plot how the brain is involved in mystical experiences. Successive chapters apply this scheme to mythmaking, ritual and liturgy, meditation, near-death experiences, and theology itself. Anchored in such research, the authors also sketch the implications of their work for philosophy, science, theology, and the future of religion.

General

Imprint:	Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Theology and the Sciences
Release date:	August 1999
First published:	August 1999
Authors:	Eugene D'Aquili • Andrew B. Newberg
Dimensions:	229 x 151 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-0-8006-3163-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian religious experience > Christian mysticism Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian religious experience > Christian mysticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion Books > Christianity > Christian Religious Experience > Christian mysticism
LSN:	0-8006-3163-3
Barcode:	9780800631635

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