Studies in Mysticism and Mystical Experience in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia
The paper highlights the key perspectives on mysticism typical for Soviet and Post-Soviet religious studies. Recognizing the vagueness of the mystical, Soviet scholars interpreted it as a belief in communication with supernatural powers. Furthermore, mysticism was thought of as a multicompon...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2015]
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| In: |
European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 177-191 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Soviet Union
/ Mysticism
/ Mystical experience
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism KBK Europe (East) |
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| Summary: | The paper highlights the key perspectives on mysticism typical for Soviet and Post-Soviet religious studies. Recognizing the vagueness of the mystical, Soviet scholars interpreted it as a belief in communication with supernatural powers. Furthermore, mysticism was thought of as a multicomponent entity composed of (1) mystical experiences, (2) mystical beliefs, and (3) mysticism as a false ideology. Such an understanding resulted from their epistemological settings, i.e. the reflection theory of dialectical materialism. In this light, mystical experiences and beliefs were distorted reflections of objective reality in the human mind caused by factors both of an individual and a social nature. This understanding still defines the academic interpretations of the mystical in Russia today. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v7i2.126 |