ISBN: 9780547347806

The author of The End of Science chronicles the most advanced research into such experiences as prayer, fasting, and trances in this “great read” (The Washington Post). How do… More...

The author of The End of Science chronicles the most advanced research into such experiences as prayer, fasting, and trances in this “great read” (The Washington Post). How do trances, visions, prayer, satori, and other mystical experiences “work”? What induces and defines them? Is there a scientific explanation for religious mysteries and transcendent meditation? John Horgan investigates a wide range of fields—chemistry, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, theology, and more—to narrow the gap between reason and mystical phenomena. As both a seeker and an award-winning journalist, Horgan consulted a wide range of experts, including theologian Huston Smith, spiritual heir to Joseph Campbell; Andrew Newberg, the scientist whose quest for the “God module” was the focus of a Newsweek cover story; Ken Wilber, prominent transpersonal psychologist; Alexander Shulgin, legendary psychedelic drug chemist; and Susan Blackmore, Oxford-educated psychologist, parapsychology debunker, and Zen practitioner. Horgan explores the striking similarities between “mystical technologies” like sensory deprivation, prayer, fasting, trance, dancing, meditation, and drug trips. He participates in experiments that seek the neurological underpinnings of mystical experiences. And, finally, he recounts his own search for enlightenment—adventurous, poignant, and sometimes surprisingly comic. Horgan’s conclusions resonate with the controversial climax of The End of Science, because, as he argues, the most enlightened mystics and the most enlightened scientists end up in the same place—confronting the imponderable depth of the universe. Digital Content>E-books>Science>Hist & Phil of Science>Hist,Phil of Science, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Digital >16<

2004, ISBN: 9780547347806

Spirituality Meets Science in the Search for Enlightenment, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, The author of The End of Science chronicles the most advanced research into such experi… More...

Spirituality Meets Science in the Search for Enlightenment, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, The author of The End of Science chronicles the most advanced research into such experiences as prayer, fasting, and trances in this ';great read' (The Washington Post). How do trances, visions, prayer, satori, and other mystical experiences ';work'? What induces and defines them? Is there a scientific explanation for religious mysteries and transcendent meditation? John Horgan investigates a wide range of fieldschemistry, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, theology, and moreto narrow the gap between reason and mystical phenomena. As both a seeker and an award-winning journalist, Horgan consulted a wide range of experts, including theologian Huston Smith, spiritual heir to Joseph Campbell; Andrew Newberg, the scientist whose quest for the ';God module' was the focus of a Newsweek cover story; Ken Wilber, prominent transpersonal psychologist; Alexander Shulgin, legendary psychedelic drug chemist; and Susan Blackmore, Oxford-educated psychologist, parapsychology debunker, and Zen practitioner. Horgan explores the striking similarities between ';mystical technologies' like sensory deprivation, prayer, fasting, trance, dancing, meditation, and drug trips. He participates in experiments that seek the neurological underpinnings of mystical experiences. And, finally, he recounts his own search for enlightenmentadventurous, poignant, and sometimes surprisingly comic. Horgan's conclusions resonate with the controversial climax of The End of Science, because, as he argues, the most enlightened mystics and the most enlightened scientists end up in the same placeconfronting the imponderable depth of the universe. [PU: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt], Seiten: 304, [ED: 1], Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004<

ISBN: 9780547347806

John Horgan, author of the best-selling The End of Science, chronicles the most advanced research into the mechanicsand meaningof mystical experiences. How do trances, visions, prayer, sa… More...

John Horgan, author of the best-selling The End of Science, chronicles the most advanced research into the mechanicsand meaningof mystical experiences. How do trances, visions, prayer, satori, and other mystical experiences work? What induces and defines them? Is there a scientific explanation for religious mysteries and transcendent meditation? John Horgan investigates a wide range of fields chemistry, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, theology, and more to narrow the gap between reason and mystical phenomena. As both a seeker and an award-winning journalist, Horgan consulted a wide range of experts, including theologian Huston Smith, spiritual heir to Joseph Campbell; Andrew Newberg, the scientist whose quest for the God module was the focus of a Newsweek cover story; Ken Wilber, prominent transpersonal psychologist; Alexander Shulgin, legendary psychedelic drug chemist; and Susan Blackmore, Oxford-educated psychologist, parapsychology debunker, and Zen practitioner. Horgan explores the striking similarities between mystical technologies like sensory deprivation, prayer, fasting, trance, dancing, meditation, and drug trips. He participates in experiments that seek the neurological underpinnings of mystical experiences. And, finally, he recounts his own search for enlightenment adventurous, poignant, and sometimes surprisingly comic. Horgans conclusions resonate with the controversial climax of The End of Science, because, as he argues, the most enlightened mystics and the most enlightened scientists end up in the same place confronting the imponderable depth of the universe. ; EPUB; Mind, Body, Spirit, Bloomsbury Publishing<

2004, ISBN: 9780547347806

Spirituality Meets Science in the Search for Enlightenment, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, [PU: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt], [ED: 1], Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004

ISBN: 9780547347806

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