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The mystical mind : probing the biology of religious experience / Eugene G. d'Aquili, Andrew B. Newberg. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Theology and the sciencesPublication details: Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress Press, (c)1999.Description: ix, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780800631635
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL625.N534.M978 1999
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Contents:
The brain and central nervous system -- The basis for the mystical mind -- Why the mind creates myth -- Ritual, liturgy, and the mind -- The mind, meditation, and mysticism -- The near-death experience as a mystical phenomenon -- The origin of religion -- Neurotheology -- Consciousness and reality -- Metatheology and megatheology -- Epilogue: some practical reflections.
Review: "How does the mind experience the sacred? What biological mechanisms are involved in mystical states and trances? Is there a neurological basis for patterns in comparative religions? Does religion have an evolutionary function?" "This pioneering work by two leading medical researchers explores the neurophysiology of religious experience. Mapping the basic functions of the brain, the authors focus on structures most relevant to human experience, emotion, and cognition. On this basis they plot just how the brain is involved in mystical experiences. Successive chapters employ this understanding to explore mythmaking, ritual and liturgy, meditation, near-death experiences, and theology itself. Original, daring, and widely acclaimed, the authors' research bears exciting implications for philosophy, science, and the future of religion itself."--Jacket.
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Withdrawn G. Allen Fleece Library WITHDRAWN Non-fiction BL625.N534.M978 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 31923001736277

Introduction -- The brain and central nervous system -- The basis for the mystical mind -- Why the mind creates myth -- Ritual, liturgy, and the mind -- The mind, meditation, and mysticism -- The near-death experience as a mystical phenomenon -- The origin of religion -- Neurotheology -- Consciousness and reality -- Metatheology and megatheology -- Epilogue: some practical reflections.

"How does the mind experience the sacred? What biological mechanisms are involved in mystical states and trances? Is there a neurological basis for patterns in comparative religions? Does religion have an evolutionary function?" "This pioneering work by two leading medical researchers explores the neurophysiology of religious experience. Mapping the basic functions of the brain, the authors focus on structures most relevant to human experience, emotion, and cognition. On this basis they plot just how the brain is involved in mystical experiences. Successive chapters employ this understanding to explore mythmaking, ritual and liturgy, meditation, near-death experiences, and theology itself. Original, daring, and widely acclaimed, the authors' research bears exciting implications for philosophy, science, and the future of religion itself."--Jacket.

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