Theosophy Or Psychological Religion
Theosophy Or Psychological Religion

Author: F. Max Müller

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-05-19

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13: 1108073263

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First presented as a lecture series, this 1893 publication argues for the necessity of historical method in understanding religious phenomena.

Theosophy Or Psychological Religion the Gifford Lectures
Theosophy Or Psychological Religion the Gifford Lectures

Author: F Max Muller

Publisher: Franklin Classics

Published: 2018-10-11

Total Pages: 614

ISBN-13: 9780342472536

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Theosophy and the Study of Religion
Theosophy and the Study of Religion

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-06-14

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9004694161

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Since its emergence in the nineteenth century, the Theosophical Society has wielded enormous influence across diverse fields, none more so than the study of religion. This volume explores this legacy in North America, Europe, and India, demonstrating its impact on the conceptualization of “religion” and its influence on methods of comparison. Unveiling overlooked entanglements, the volume challenges standard narratives in the history of religious studies and interrogates the deliberate neglect of theosophy’s influence in the “secular” academy. In doing so, the work confronts lingering ghosts, urging a reappraisal that enriches the study of religion and offers prescriptions for its future.

The Evolution of God
The Evolution of God

Author: Robert Wright

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2009-06-08

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 0316053279

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In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains why spirituality has a role today, and why science, contrary to conventional wisdom, affirms the validity of the religious quest. And this previously unrecognized evolutionary logic points not toward continued religious extremism, but future harmony. Nearly a decade in the making, The Evolution of God is a breathtaking re-examination of the past, and a visionary look forward.

The Making and Unmaking of the Psychology of Religion
The Making and Unmaking of the Psychology of Religion

Author: Matei Iagher

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-03-18

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1003859453

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This book examines the rise and demise of the psychology of religion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Europe and the United States. It considers the formation of the psychology of religion as an international movement, an enterprise whose goal was to refashion the science of religion at the turn of the century. Drawing on published sources and archival accounts, the chapters engage with the work of notable figures including William James, C.G. Jung, and Pierre Janet, placing it alongside lesser-known practitioners such as Ernest Murisier, James Henry Leuba, James Pratt, and George Albert Coe. In addition to probing the intellectual background and professional context for the emergence of this sub-discipline, the book examines the development of key concepts and methodologies among psychologists of religion and offers arguments both for the rise of the discipline as well as for its demise in the early decades of the 20th century.