{"product_id":"platonic-mysticism-arthur-versluis-9781438466330","title":"Platonic Mysticism: Contemplative Science, Philosophy, Literature, and Art","description":"In \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Versluis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438466331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438466330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Arthur Versluis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980364153087,"sku":"9781438466330","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63834483-72a1-42a8-bda4-e9cef4c41d46.jpg?v=1683249507","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/platonic-mysticism-arthur-versluis-9781438466330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}