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Zen and the Unspeakable God:

Comparative Interpretations of Mystical Experience
  • ISBN-13: 9780271070803
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Jason N. Blum
  • Price: AUD $64.99
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  • Local release date: 14/12/2016
  • Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 200 pages Weight: 363g
  • Categories: Comparative religion [HRAC]
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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.


Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Theory vs. Interpretation

1 The Problem of Context

2 An Interpretive Approach

3 Ibn al-ʿArabi and the Names of God

4 Meister Eckhart and the Breaking-Through into the Quiet Desert

5 Hui-neng and the Stink of Zen

Conclusion: Theory and Interpretation

Notes

Works Consulted

Index


“This is a gem of a book. It is well written, tightly organized, and succinct in its formulations. It manages to take three very sophisticated mystical authors from three very different cultures and put them into critical conversation both with one another and with the ontological assumptions of the contemporary academy. The result is a wonderful example of the new comparativism.”

—Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of Comparing Religions: Coming to Terms

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