The joy of religion: exploring the nature of pleasure in spiritual life

"All religions describe spiritual experience as pleasant, and the goal of the religious pursuit as profoundly joyful. But many religions also condemn sensory pleasures and the desire for objects of pleasure. In this book, Ariel Glucklich resolves this apparent contradiction by showing how relig...

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Main Author: Glucklich, Ariel 1952- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Joy / Spiritual life
B Religion / Joy / Enjoyment / Emotion
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
Further subjects:B Pleasure Religious aspects
B Experience (Religion)
B Spiritual Life Christianity
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Parallel Edition:Electronic