Project Gutenberg 1996-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 2776 James, William 1842 1910 The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Varieties_of_Religious_Experience "The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature" by William James is a collection of lectures delivered at the University of Edinburgh in the early 20th century. The work explores the complex landscape of human religious experiences through a psychological lens, investigating how these experiences shape individual beliefs and social structures. At the start of this thought-provoking study, the author lays out his intentions and academic stance, emphasizing that he approaches religion as a psychologist rather than a theologian or historian. James asserts that understanding personal, subjective experiences of religion is vital, setting the stage for an exploration of various religious figures and movements. He critiques prevalent notions of medical materialism that reduce profound religious experiences to mere physiological phenomena, arguing for the significance and uniqueness of these experiences in their own right. Through his initial lectures, James provides a framework for investigating how individuals perceive the divine and how these perceptions shape their lives, suggesting that the study of extreme religious experiences can illuminate their broader significance for humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Religion Psychology, Religious Philosophy and religion Conversion Experience (Religion) BL Text Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 1926300 2025-10-01T06:03:58.144757 text/html 2043507 2014-10-17T05:21:46 text/html 593758 2025-10-01T06:04:19.773588 application/epub+zip 643085 2025-10-01T06:04:00.929660 application/epub+zip 642345 2025-10-01T06:03:59.411711 application/epub+zip 1093205 2025-10-01T06:04:33.631012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 849867 2025-10-01T06:04:18.605586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87556 2022-09-01T06:44:42.960455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1171380 2025-10-01T06:03:55.391773 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1172848 2020-06-22T19:15:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19440 2025-10-01T06:04:33.804032 application/rdf+xml 10639 2025-10-01T06:03:59.696773 image/jpeg 1911 2025-10-01T06:03:59.559665 image/jpeg 444203 2020-06-22T19:15:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 851317 2014-10-17T05:21:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 834396 2025-10-01T06:03:58.251709 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia