{"product_id":"platonic-mysticism-contemplative-science-philosophy-literature-and-art-paperback","title":"Platonic Mysticism: Contemplative Science, Philosophy, Literature, and Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Versluis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRestores the Platonic history and context of mysticism and shows how mysticism helps us understand more deeply the humanities as a whole, from philosophy and literature to art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePlatonic Mysticism\u003c\/i\u003e, Arthur Versluis clearly and tautly argues that mysticism must be properly understood as belonging to the great tradition of Platonism. He demonstrates how mysticism was historically understood in Western philosophical and religious traditions and emphatically rejects externalist approaches to esoteric religion. Instead he develops a new theoretical-critical model for understanding mystical literature and the humanities as a whole, from philosophy and literature to art. A sequel to his \u003ci\u003eRestoring Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, this is an audacious book that places Platonic mysticism in the context of contemporary cognitive and other approaches to the study of religion, and presents an emerging model for the new field of contemplative science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Versluis \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor and Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRestoring Paradise: Western Esotericism, Literature, Art, and Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWisdom's Children: A Christian Esoteric Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, both also published by SUNY Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53750580445491,"sku":"9781438466323","price":68.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/vhhBBgGYmX9781438466323.webp?v=1785274256","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/platonic-mysticism-contemplative-science-philosophy-literature-and-art-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}