Roads of excess, palaces of wisdom: eroticism and reflexivity in the study of mysticism
Auteur :
Kripal, Jeffrey J.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226453798
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2001
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,7 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
624 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Addresses the 20th-century study of mysticism as a kind of mystical tradition in its own right, with its own unique histories, discourses, sociological dynamics, and rhetorics of secrecy. Jeffrey J. Kripal examines the lives and works of five historians of mysticism.