Explaining the Esoteric Imagination
The imagination is central to esoteric practices, but so far scholars have shown little interest in exploring cognitive theories of how the imagination works. The only exception is Tanya Luhrmann’s interpretive drift theory and related research on mental imagery cultivation, which has been used to e...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Aries
Year: 2017, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-50 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Esotericism
/ Imagination
/ Perception
/ Cognition
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| IxTheo Classification: | AE Psychology of religion AZ New religious movements |
| Further subjects: | B
Mental imagery
predictive coding
interpretive drift theory
kataphatic practice
astral travel
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |