Courses
RELI4015 Mysticism and Religious Experience (3 units)
- Prerequisite:
- RELI2015 Approaches to the Study of Religion or RELI2036 Social Scientific Study of Religion
- Co-requisite:
- RELI2015 Approaches to the Study of Religion or RELI2036 Social Scientific Study of Religion
This course examines the standard philosophical problems relating to the nature and interpretation of experiences that lead a person to believe he or she has come into contact with a “transcendent reality” (e.g. God). Special emphasis will be given to thinkers who have developed worldviews that centre upon such religious or “mystical” experiences.