What is wrong with the concept of religious experience?
After briefly mentioning the reason why the concept of religious experience has become a key to understanding Western and non-Western religious phenomena in current religious studies, this paper argues that the concept itself is insufficient to represent the religious phenomena of Islam, because to...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2003
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Année: 2003, Volume: 14, Numéro: 3, Pages: 299-312 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Dialogue
B Islam B Philosophie des religions B Philosophy of religion B Christianity B Christianisme |
| Résumé: | After briefly mentioning the reason why the concept of religious experience has become a key to understanding Western and non-Western religious phenomena in current religious studies, this paper argues that the concept itself is insufficient to represent the religious phenomena of Islam, because to speak about 'an experience of God' in the context of Islam is misleading. This paper also argues that to consider mystical experience as well as the prophetic revelation that is wah˛y within the boundaries of religious experience is confusing. Since the transmission process and contents of wah˛y are extraordinary and miraculous, it should not be treated as an ordinary religious occurrence and therefore should not be considered as a personal religious experience. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contient: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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