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050 0 4 _aBL625.N534.M978 1999
100 1 _aD'Aquili, Eugene G.,
_d1940-,
_e1
245 1 4 _aThe mystical mind :
_bprobing the biology of religious experience /
_cEugene G. d'Aquili, Andrew B. Newberg.
_hPR
260 _aMinneapolis, Minnesota:
_bFortress Press,
_c(c)1999.
300 _aix, 228 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aTheology and the sciences
504 _a1 (pages 213-222) and index.
505 0 0 _aIntroduction --
_tThe brain and central nervous system --
_tThe basis for the mystical mind --
_tWhy the mind creates myth --
_tRitual, liturgy, and the mind --
_tThe mind, meditation, and mysticism --
_tThe near-death experience as a mystical phenomenon --
_tThe origin of religion --
_tNeurotheology --
_tConsciousness and reality --
_tMetatheology and megatheology --
_tEpilogue: some practical reflections.
520 1 _a"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.
530 _a2
_ub
650 0 _aMysticism
_xPsychology.
650 0 _aExperience (Religion)
700 1 _aNewberg, Andrew B.,
700 1 _d1966-
830 0 _aTheology and the sciences.
942 _DCharles Still
_m(c)1999.
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_bCynthia Snell
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_dCynthia Snell