Perennial Philosophy and the History of Mysticism
The purpose of this article is to expose a basic flaw at the root of perennialism as a method for studying mysticism—its distinction between ‘exoteric’ and ‘esoteric’ components of mysticism and religion. Rather than being distinct, the specific ‘exoteric’ doctrines of a given mystic’s tradition pen...
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Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2022
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Sophia
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 659-678 |
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Perennialism
B Theology of religion B Essentialism B History of mysticism B Mysticism B Perennial Philosophy B Comparative mysticism B Methodology in the study of religion |
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