Religious Mysticism and the Psychology of Religion: on the Question of the Limits of Reduction. Part 2
Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Economics. Sociology. Management August 3, 2023 В. В. Годован, П. Н. Николаев, M. Shugurov et al. 1 citation
The paper compares reductionist and anti-reductionist approaches to religious mysticism, arguing that each has heuristic value only within interdisciplinary dialogue. It substantiates the heuristic value of examining religious mysticism through the lens of "genuine versus inauthentic" and reveals the significance of demarcating spiritual phenomena that form a three-dimensional space of religious mysticism. Russian religious philosophy demonstrates the prerequisites of an antipsychological attitude toward mysticism in both its religious and non-religious forms, defining the specifics of the Russian psychology of religion. The limits of the anti-reductionist approach are also demonstrated. The authors conclude that the rise of neurotheology creates new perspectives for discussion and raises the question of a new composition of interdisciplinary space for studying both religious and non-religious mysticism.