Thomas A. Forsthoefel

Knowing Beyond Knowledge (eBook, PDF)

Epistemologies of Religious Experience in Classical and Modern Advaita

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Produktbeschreibung

This title was first published in 2002. This book builds on contemporary discussion of 'mysticism' and religious experience by examining the process and content of 'religious knowing' in classical and modern Advaita. Drawing from the work of William Alston and Alvin Plantinga, Thomas Forsthoefel examines key streams of Advaita with special referenc

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000114218
• Artikelnr.: 60128133

Autorenporträt

Thomas A. Forsthoefel earned his PhD from the University of Chicago, specializing in Indian philosophy and religion. His publications have appeared in numerous journals, including Philosophy East and West, Journal of Vaisnava Studies, Journal of Dharma, and the International Journal of Hindu Studies. His areas of interest include comparative philosophy and theology, the study of mysticism and religious experience, and the phenomenon of the guru in India. He is currently co-editing a book on mahagurus and, in addition, working on a book that examines the epistemology of holiness, The Communion of Saints: Models of Holiness in a World of Conflict (Orbis).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: A brief history of experience: Prolegomena
Religious experience: historical context
Religious experience: contemporary philosophical context
Epistemology of religious experience
Epistemologies of religious experience in classical and modern Vedanta
Epistemology of religious experience in Sankara: Introduction
Internalism and externalism in Sankara
Knowledge and the means of knowledge in Advaita
The culture of liberation in Sankara
Later Advaita on Religious Experience: Suresvara, Padmapada, the Vivekacudamani
Suresvara
Padmapada
Vivekacudamani
The Sage of Pure Experience: the Advaita of Ramana Maharsi: Introduction
Ramana Maharsi: life and works
Philosophy
Revalorizing the culture of liberation
Social and Cognitive implications of the Epistemology of Religious Experience: Cognitive implications
Social implications
How and what we know in Ramanuja's soteriology
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index.