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...
| Publié dans: | European journal for philosophy of religion |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2015]
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| Dans: |
European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Sowjetunion
/ Mysticisme
/ Expérience mystique
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion KBK Europe de l'Est |
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| Résumé: | 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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| Contient: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v7i2.126 |