{"product_id":"interfaith-dialogue-and-mystical-consciousness-isaac-portilla-9781032782058","title":"Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness in India: Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Aurobindo, the Hari-Hara Mystery, and the Hindu-Christian Encounter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness in India \u003c\/em\u003eis a research inquiry in interfaith studies that uses hermeneutical phenomenology to address vexing issues arising in the study of mysticism and enlightened sages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book raises the following questions: If all human beings have access to mystical consciousness, and some do access it, how is it that only a few become luminary sages, displaying extraordinary power? What is the ethical responsibility of such sages? And how is the encounter among sages\/mystics of different traditions contributing to the harmonious unfolding of religious diversity? The author provides original answers and a renewed vision of Hinduism through the lens of two of the most loved and admired sages of modern India--Sri Ramana Maharshi and Sri Aurobindo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a blueprint for transformative research on religion: it envisions an innovative method--integrative hermeneutical phenomenology--contributing to the development of interfaith mysticism. Bringing to the fore key themes such as Self-realization, the Hari-Hara mystery, and Mystic Fire, the author shows the importance of mystical experience in the understanding of the religious \"Other\" and the future of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book will be of interest to scholars and students of religious studies, inter-religious\/interfaith studies, comparative religion\/theology, and interfaith relations, and to thoughtful readers with an interest in Asia and spiritual practice. Those interested in the mysteries of India and Hindu spirituality will find in this book a pioneering analysis of Hindu mystical consciousness and the Christian encounter with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isaac Portilla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032782056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032782058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Isaac Portilla","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930734936319,"sku":"9781032782058","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a1fc725-5d34-4aff-a02d-e4d5265fad69.jpg?v=1766343902","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interfaith-dialogue-and-mystical-consciousness-isaac-portilla-9781032782058","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}