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Zen and the unspeakable god : comparative interpretations of mystical experience / Jason N. Blum.
LIBRA BL625 .B58 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blum, Jason N., 1977- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mysticism.
- Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240.
- Ibn al-ʻArabī.
- Eckhart, Meister, -1327.
- Eckhart.
- Huineng, 638-713.
- Huineng.
- Physical Description:
- x, 190 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
- Summary:
- "An interpretive approach to the study of mystical experience. Compares the experiences of Meister Eckhart, Ibn Arabi, and Hui-neng to reveal commonalities that have provocative implications for our understanding of consciousness"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The problem of context
- An interpretive approach
- Ibn al-ʻArabi and the names of god
- Meister Eckhart and the breaking-through into the quiet desert
- Hui-neng and the stink of Zen.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-180) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780271070797
- 027107079X
- OCLC:
- 909326955
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