Knowing Beyond Knowledge
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-72149-4 (ISBN)
Thomas A. Forsthoefel earned his PhD from the University of Chicago, specializing in Indian philosophy and religion. His publications have appeared in numerous journals, including Philosophy East and West, Journal of Vaisnava Studies, Journal of Dharma, and the International Journal of Hindu Studies. His areas of interest include comparative philosophy and theology, the study of mysticism and religious experience, and the phenomenon of the guru in India. He is currently co-editing a book on mahagurus and, in addition, working on a book that examines the epistemology of holiness, The Communion of Saints: Models of Holiness in a World of Conflict (Orbis).
Contents: A brief history of experience: Prolegomena; Religious experience: historical context; Religious experience: contemporary philosophical context; Epistemology of religious experience; Epistemologies of religious experience in classical and modern Vedanta; Epistemology of religious experience in Sankara: Introduction; Internalism and externalism in Sankara; Knowledge and the means of knowledge in Advaita; The culture of liberation in Sankara; Later Advaita on Religious Experience: Suresvara, Padmapada, the Vivekacudamani; Suresvara; Padmapada; Vivekacudamani; The Sage of Pure Experience: the Advaita of Ramana Maharsi: Introduction; Ramana Maharsi: life and works; Philosophy; Revalorizing the culture of liberation; Social and Cognitive implications of the Epistemology of Religious Experience: Cognitive implications; Social implications; How and what we know in Ramanuja's soteriology; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
Erscheinungsdatum | 04.11.2019 |
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Reihe/Serie | Routledge Revivals |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 340 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
Sozialwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 1-138-72149-2 / 1138721492 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-72149-4 / 9781138721494 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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