Project Gutenberg 1996-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 1066 James, William 1842 1910 The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature "The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature" by William James is a collection of lectures delivered at the University of Edinburgh in the early 20th century. The work explores the complex landscape of human religious experiences through a psychological lens, investigating how these experiences shape individual beliefs and social structures. At the start of this thought-provoking study, the author lays out his intentions and academic stance, emphasizing that he approaches religion as a psychologist rather than a theologian or historian. James asserts that understanding personal, subjective experiences of religion is vital, setting the stage for an exploration of various religious figures and movements. He critiques prevalent notions of medical materialism that reduce profound religious experiences to mere physiological phenomena, arguing for the significance and uniqueness of these experiences in their own right. Through his initial lectures, James provides a framework for investigating how individuals perceive the divine and how these perceptions shape their lives, suggesting that the study of extreme religious experiences can illuminate their broader significance for humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Religion Psychology, Religious Philosophy and religion Conversion Experience (Religion) BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1926295 1926304 2024-09-01T06:13:06.925935 2023-10-01T05:52:48.335193 text/html text/html 2043507 2014-10-17T05:21:46 text/html 593610 2024-09-01T06:13:31.620832 application/epub+zip 643172 2024-09-01T06:13:09.795977 application/epub+zip 642430 2024-09-01T06:13:08.321955 application/epub+zip 1094671 2024-09-01T06:13:47.615742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 849867 2024-09-01T06:13:30.301836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87556 2022-09-01T06:44:42.960455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1171380 1171408 2024-09-01T06:13:02.981964 2023-10-01T05:52:44.430143 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1172848 2020-06-22T19:15:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18990 2024-09-01T06:13:47.800731 application/rdf+xml 10639 2024-09-01T06:13:08.640979 image/jpeg 1911 2024-09-01T06:13:08.482928 image/jpeg 444203 2020-06-22T19:15:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 851317 2014-10-17T05:21:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 834402 2024-09-01T06:13:07.042943 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia