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...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Routledge
2003
|
| In: |
Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2003, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 299-312 |
| Further subjects: | B
Dialogue
B Islam B Religious philosophy B Philosophy of religion B Christianity |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | 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. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410305263 |