"The Varieties of Religious Experience," first delivered as the
Gifford Lectures in Edinburgh, was published in 1902 and quickly
established itself as a classic. It ranks with its great
predecessor, "The Principles of Psychology," as one of William
James's masterworks.
The book is not concerned with institutional religion. Its
subtitle is "A Study in Human Nature," and James defines his
subject as the feelings, acts, and experiences of individuals in
relation to what they consider to be divine. His broad topics
include the religion of healthy-mindedness; the sick soul; the
divided self and its unification; conversion; saintliness; and
mysticism. These and other phenomena are vividly documented by
individual case histories--recorded in autobiographies, diaries,
confessions, and similar writings--drawn from the whole range of
world literature.
Constantly reprinted over the years, "Varieties" here appears
for the first time in an edition prepared and annotated according
to modern standards of textual scholarship. Manuscript material has
been used to recover the form in which the last two lectures were
originally delivered.
General
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The Works of William James |
| Release date: |
October 1985 |
| First published: |
October 1985 |
| Authors: |
William James
|
| Introduction by: |
John E. Smith
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 41mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
724 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-93225-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-674-93225-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780674932258 |
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