Contemplative Literature

A Comparative Sourcebook on Meditation and Contemplative Prayer

Buch | Hardcover

848 Seiten

2015
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-1-4384-5705-5 (ISBN)

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An anthology of primary texts on meditation and contemplative prayer from a wide range of religious traditions.

This is the first theoretically informed and historically accurate comparative anthology of primary texts on meditation and contemplative prayer. Written by international experts on the respective texts and corresponding traditions, Contemplative Literature provides introductions to and primary sources on contemplative practice from various religious traditions. The contributors explore classical Daoist apophatic meditation, Quaker silent prayer, Jewish Kabbalah, Southern Buddhist meditation, Sufi contemplation, Eastern Orthodox prayer, Pure Land Buddhist visualization, Hindu classical Yoga, Dominican Catholic prayer, Daoist internal alchemy, and modern therapeutic meditation. Each introduction to a contemplative text discusses its historical context, the associated religious tradition and literature, the method of contemplative practice, and the text's legacy and influence. Volume editor Louis Komjathy opens the work with a thoughtful consideration of interpretive issues in the emerging interdisciplinary field of contemplative studies. Readers will gain not only a nuanced understanding of important works of contemplative literature, but also resources for understanding contemplative practice and contemplative experience from a comparative and cross-cultural perspective.

Louis Komjathy is Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. He has published several books, including Daoism: A Guide for the Perplexed and The Way of Complete Perfection: A Quanzhen Daoist Anthology, also published by SUNY Press.

Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

Part I. Approaching Contemplative Practice

1. Approaching Contemplative Practice
Louis Komjathy

2. Contemplative Traditions
Louis Komjathy

Part II. Contemplative Traditions

3. Daoist Apophatic Meditation: Selections from the Classical Daoist Textual Corpus
Harold D. Roth

4. Quaker Silent Prayer: A Guide to True Peace
Michael Birkel

5. Jewish Kabbalah: Hayyim Vital’s Shaarei Kedusha
Shaul Magid

6. Southern Buddhist Meditation: The Ānāpānasati Sutta
Sarah Shaw

7. Sufi Contemplation: ‘Abdullah Shah’s Suluk-i Mujaddidiyya
Arthur F. Buehler

8. Eastern Orthodox Prayer: The Rasskaz strannika
John Anthony McGuckin

9. Mahāyāna Buddhist Visualization: The Guan wuliang shoufo jing
Kenneth K. Tanaka

10. Hindu Classical Yoga: Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras
Edwin F. Bryant

11. Roman Catholic Prayer: The Novem modi orandi sancti Dominici
Paul Philibert

12. Daoist Internal Alchemy: Liu Huayang’s Huiming jing
Louis Komjathy

13. Therapeutic Meditation: Herbert Benson’s The Relaxation Response
Louis Komjathy

14. Techniqueless Meditation: J. Krishnamurti’s This Light in Oneself
Constance A. Jones

Part III. Reapproaching Contemplative Practice

15. Comparative Reflections
Louis Komjathy

Appendix: Toward a Technical Glossary of Contemplative Studies

About the Contributors
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2015
Zusatzinfo	Total Illustrations: 72
Verlagsort	Albany, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	227 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
ISBN-10	1-4384-5705-7 / 1438457057
ISBN-13	978-1-4384-5705-5 / 9781438457055
Zustand	Neuware