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The Varieties Of Religious Experience

a study in human nature : being the Gifford lectures on natural religion delivered at Edinburgh in 1901-1902

by William James & CrossReach Publications

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Fiction
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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 inquiry. 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.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences, Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, and Demonology, angelology, and possession.

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2003-09-02—English—Unknown

a study in human nature, being the Gifford lectures on natural religion delivered at Edinburgh in 1901-1902

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1923Longmans, GreenEnglish—Public digitized item

a study in human nature : being the Gifford lectures on natural religion delivered at Edinburgh in 1901-1902

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1925Longmans, Green, and Co.English—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Duke University Libraries
  • Contributing institution: Fisher - University of Toronto
  • Contributing institution: Harold B. Lee Library
  • Contributing institution: Internet Archive
  • Contributing institution: King's College London, Foyle Special Collections Library
  • Contributing institution: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
  • Contributing institution: Robarts - University of Toronto
  • Contributing institution: University of Michigan
  • Contributing institution: unknown library
  • Contributing institution: Wellesley College Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Brigham Young University
  • Digitization sponsor: Duke University Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Digitization sponsor: Jisc and Wellcome Library
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Digitization sponsor: Wellesley College Library
  • Open Library reports 267 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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