The Varieties of Religious Experience

By James, William

Book Id: WPLBN0000660911
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	The Varieties of Religious Experience
Author:	James, William
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Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Literature, Literature & drama
Collections:	Penn State University's Electronic Classics Series Collection
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Excerpt
Excerpt: The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature by William James.

Table of Contents
Contents CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................................................. 4 PREFACE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Lecture I: RELIGION AND NEUROLOGY............................................................................................................. 11 Lecture II: CIRCUMSCRIPTION OF THE TOPIC ................................................................................................ 34 Lecture III: THE REALITY OF THE UNSEEN ....................................................................................................... 58 Lectures IV and V: THE RELIGION OF HEALTHY MINDEDNESS ................................................................... 81 APPENDIX to Lectures IV and V ............................................................................................................................ 125 Lectures VI and VII: THE SICK SOUL .................................................................................................................. 129 Lecture VIII: THE DIVIDED SELF, AND THE PROCESS OF ITS UNIFICATION ......................................... 165 Lecture IX: CONVERSION .................................................................................................................................... 188 Lecture X: CONVERSION?Concluded ................................................................................................................. 214 Lectures XI, XII, and XIII: SAINTLINESS ............................................................................................................ 253 Lectures XIV and XV: THE VALUE OF SAINTLINESS ....................................................................................... 318 Lectures XVI and XVII: MYSTICISM ................................................................................................................... 365 Lecture XVIII: PHILOSOPHY ................................................................................................................................ 416 Lecture XIX: OTHER CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................................ 442 Lecture XX: CONCLUSIONS................................................................................................................................. 467 POSTSCRIPT ........................................................................................................................................................... 502 WILLIAM JAMES (1842-1910): A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR OF ?THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE? ............................................................................................................................................................ 508