{"product_id":"the-problem-of-pure-consciousness-mysticism-and-philosophy","title":"The Problem of Pure Consciousness: Mysticism and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre mystical experiences primarily formed by the mystics cultural background and concepts  as modern day \"constructivists\" maintain  or do mystics in some way transcend language  belief  and culturally conditioned expectations? Do mystical experiences differ in the different religious traditions  as \"pluralists\" contend  or are they identical across cultures? Twelve contributors here attempt to answer these questions through close examination of a particular form of mystical experience  \"Pure Consciousness\"--the experience of being awake but devoid of intentional content for consciousness. The contributors analyze pure consciousness and other mystical experiences from historical Hindu  Buddhist  Christian  and Jewish sources  as well as from modern mystics. They demonstrate that pure consciousness poses serious conceptual problems for a contructivist understanding of mysticism. Revealing the inconsistencies and inadequacies of current models  they make significant strides towards developing new models for the phenomenon of mysticism  breaking new ground for our understanding of mysticism and of human experience in general.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984120082485,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195059808","price":228.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195059809.jpg?v=1770823957","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-problem-of-pure-consciousness-mysticism-and-philosophy","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}