Platonic mysticism : contemplative science, philosophy, literature, and art / Arthur Versluis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Versluis, Arthur, author.

Series:

SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato.

Mysticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

In Platonic Mysticism, Arthur Versluis clearly and tautly argues that mysticism must be properly understood as belonging to the great tradition of Platonism. He demonstrates how mysticism was historically understood in Western philosophical and religious traditions and emphatically rejects externalist approaches to esoteric religion. Instead he develops a new theoretical-critical model for understanding mystical literature and the humanities as a whole, from philosophy and literature to art. A sequel to his Restoring Paradise, this is an audacious book that places Platonic mysticism in the context of contemporary cognitive and other approaches to the study of religion, and presents an emerging model for the new field of contemplative science.

Contents:

Platonic mysticism

Mapping mysticism

The eclipse of Platonic mysticism

The externalist fallacy

On literature and mysticism

Transcendence

Contemplative art, contemplative science.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 16, 2017).

ISBN:

9781438466347

143846634X