The Nature of Religious Experience (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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St Augustine's classification of visions
St Augustine's classification of visions
Corporeal, imaginative, and intellectual
Corporeal vision
Corporeal vision
Vision through physical sense of sight
Imaginative vision
Imaginative vision
Vision in mind, usually dreams, beyond experiencer's control
Intellectual vision
Intellectual vision
No visual image; illumination of soul, felt presence
Otto's major work on religious experience
Otto's major work on religious experience
The Idea of the Holy
Mysterium tremendum et fascinans
Mysterium tremendum et fascinans
Tremendous and fascinating mystery
James's 4 criteria for mystical experience (INTP)
James's 4 criteria for mystical experience (INTP)
Ineffable, Noetic, Transient, Passive
Ineffability in mystical experience
Ineffability in mystical experience
Cannot be described in words; must be directly experienced
Noetic quality of mystical experience
Noetic quality of mystical experience
Gives rise to knowledge and insight
Stace's definition of mysticism
Stace's definition of mysticism
Non-sensuous & non-intellectual union with the divine