{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-religious-and-marianne-rankin-9780826498212","title":"An Introduction to Religious and Spiritual Experience","description":"This comprehensive new introduction looks at spiritual experiences from past to present, from the experiences of the founders of the major world religious traditions to events in the lives of ordinary people today. Mystical and Near Death Experiences are included. Examples are drawn from a variety of sources, including original accounts from the Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre Archive at the University of Wales, Lampeter as well as many given to the author in person. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterpretations of these experiences follow, from religious, philosophical and scientific viewpoints. Various questions are considered. Is there a common core to spiritual experience? Do these experiences offer proof of the existence of God or of the possibility of survival of death? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating work concludes with an evaluation of what can be learned about consciousness, religion and what it is to be human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marianne Rankin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826498213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826498212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Marianne Rankin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926597075199,"sku":"9780826498212","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3b200748-fd36-40c7-b708-47c5274f226e.jpg?v=1681083965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-religious-and-marianne-rankin-9780826498212","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}