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The Varieties of Religious Experience
- Narrated by: Lee Winfield
- Length: 18 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
This landmark work by William James remains one of the most insightful books on psychology and spirituality. James considers the feelings, actions, and experiences of individuals, insofar as they understand themselves to be in a relationship with the divine. It examines the religion of everyday life and has nothing to do with doctrine or dogma.
Dealing objectively with a wide spectrum of observed and personally related religious experiences, James quotes from the autobiographical writings of famous authors, theologians, and mystics from many traditions including Whitman, Luther, Voltaire, Emerson, and Tolstoy. As a comprehensive survey, the work contributes to the understanding of consciousness, psychological processes, thought, and emotion.
Chapter titles include "Religion & Neurology", "The Reality of the Unseen", "The Religion of Healthy-Mindedness", "The Sick Soul", "The Divided Self", and "The Process of Unification, Conversion, Saintliness, Mysticism and Philosophy". Also serving as a plea for religious tolerance, the book has some particularly captivating sections, like those on the religion of healthy-mindedness, the sick soul, and mysticism.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-07-22
Great book
The material is great no doubt about it
but the narrator sometimes is over dramatic, which is not suitable for the material, although the performance is good in general.
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- J. Sprackland
- 25-03-23
Classic book; appalling narration
It is bewildering how Lee Winfield has created such dull and lfeless narration of such luminous prose, especially considering how 'The Varieties of Religious Experience' are the texts of public lectures and William James was himself renowned as a captivating speaker. Oh, for a time-machine to go back and record James giving these talks in 1902, and spare us from this dreadful reading of a classic book.
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