Exploring Unseen Worlds
Author | : George William Barnard |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0791432238 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780791432235 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Exploring Unseen Worlds is a critically sophisticated, yet gripping immersion into the inner worlds of one of America's foremost thinkers. It demonstrates convincingly the extent to which James's psychological and philosophical perspectives continue to be a rich resource for those specifically interested in the study of mysticism. The book focuses on James's enduring fascination with mysticism and not only unearths James's lesser-known works on mysticism, but also probes into the tacit mystical dimensions of James's personal life and uncovers the mystical implications of his decades long interest in psychical research.