Concepts and religious experiences
Wayne Proudfoot on the cultural construction of experiences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20313261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen S Bush (Brown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-117 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034412511000102 |
| OpenAlex | W2082897438 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
The constructivist position, that mystical experiences are determined by the experiencer's cultural context, is now more prevalent among scholars of religion than the perennialist position, which maintains that mystical experiences have a common core that is cross-culturally universal. In large part, this is due to the efforts of Wayne Proudfoot in his widely accepted book, Religious Experience . In this article, I identify some significant unresolved issues in Proudfoot's defence of constructivism. My aim is not to defend perennialism, but to specify some objections to the constructivist thesis that constructivists need to address more adequately
Archaeology · Constructivism (international relations) · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · International relations · Mysticism · Political science · Sociology · Theology · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |