{"product_id":"meditation-in-judaism-christianity-and-halvor-eifring-9781474234634","title":"Meditation in Judaism, Christianity and Islam","description":"Meditative practices have flourished in widely different parts of Eurasia, yet historical research on such practices is limited. Research to date has focused on contexts rather than actual practices, and within individual traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time in one volume, the meditative practices of the three traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam are examined. They are viewed in a global perspective, considering both generic and historical connections to practices in other traditions, particularly in India and East Asia. Their cultural and historical peculiarities are examined, comparing them both to each other and to Asian forms of meditation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book builds on a notion of meditation as self-administered techniques for inner transformation, a definition which focuses on transformative practice rather than notions of meditative states and\u003cbr\u003emystical experiences. It proposes ways of studying meditative practice historically, and concludes with an essay on the modern scientific interest in meditation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Halvor Eifring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474234631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474234634\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 04\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Halvor Eifring","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425275855103,"sku":"9781474234634","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3309d0b4-d40d-4ee1-8649-111776b6b29f.jpg?v=1761538142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meditation-in-judaism-christianity-and-halvor-eifring-9781474234634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}