The Cambridge Companion to Religious Experience (Cambridge Companions to Religion)

"For centuries, theologians and philosophers, among others, have examined the nature of religious experience. Students and scholars unfamiliar with the vast literature face a daunting task in grasping the main issues surrounding the topic of religious experience. The Cambridge Companion to Religious Experience offers an original introduction to its topic. Going beyond an introduction, it is a state-of-the-art overview of the topic, with critical analyses of and creative insights into its subject. Religious experience is discussed from various interdisciplinary perspectives, from religious perspectives inside and outside traditional monotheistic religions, and from various topical perspectives. Written by leading scholars in clear and accessible prose, this book is an ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, and scholars across many disciplines"-- Provided by publisher 05.0_pp_vii_viii_Contents 06.0_pp_ix_x_Figures 07.0_pp_xi_xii_Contributors 08.0_pp_xiii_xiv_Preface 09.0_pp_1_22_Introduction 10.0_pp_23_96_Characterizing_Religious_Experience 10.1_pp_25_54_Psychology_of_Religion_Approaches_to_the_Study_of_Religious_Experience 10.2_pp_55_75_Philosophy_of_Religion_Approaches_to_the_Study_of_Religious_Experience 10.3_pp_76_96_Theology_Religious_Diversity_and_Religious_Experience 11.0_pp_97_156_Religious_Experience_in_Traditional_Monotheism 11.1_pp_99_115_Illumined_by_Meaning 11.2_pp_116_133_Religious_Experience_in_Early_Christianity 11.3_pp_134_156_Religious_Experience_in_Traditional_Islam 12.0_pp_157_236_Religious_Experience_Outside_Traditional_Monotheism 12.1_pp_159_186_Religious_Experience_in_Ancient_Confucianism_and_Daoism 12.2_pp_187_207_Religious_Experience_in_Buddhism 12.3_pp_208_236_Rmnujas_Eleventh_Century_Hindu_Theology_of_Religious_Experience 13.0_pp_237_334_Prominent_Themes_and_Challenges 13.1_pp_239_260_Exploring_the_Nature_of_Mystical_Experience 13.2_pp_261_283_Miraculous_and_Extraordinary_Events_As_Religious_Experience 13.3_pp_284_302_Evil_Suffering_and_Religious_Experience 13.4_pp_303_318_Naturalism_and_Religious_Experience 13.5_pp_319_334_Meaning_and_Social_Value_in_Religious_Experience 14.0_pp_335_339_Index 15.0_pp_340_340_Cambridge_Companions_to_Religion Offers A State-of-the-art Contribution By Providing Critical Analyses Of And Creative Insights To The Nature Of Religious Experience.