Komjathy Contemplative Literature

A Comparative Sourcebook on Meditation and Contemplative Prayer
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5707-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 848 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

An anthology of primary texts on meditation and contemplative prayer from a wide range of religious traditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Komjathy, Louis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

Part I. Approaching Contemplative Practice

1. Approaching Contemplative Practice
Louis Komjathy

2. Contemplative Traditions
Louis Komjathy

Part II. Contemplative Traditions

3. Daoist Apophatic Meditation: Selections from the Classical Daoist Textual Corpus
Harold D. Roth

4. Quaker Silent Prayer: A Guide to True Peace
Michael Birkel

5. Jewish Kabbalah: Hayyim Vital’s Shaarei Kedusha
Shaul Magid

6. Southern Buddhist Meditation: The Anapanasati Sutta
Sarah Shaw

7. Sufi Contemplation: ‘Abdullah Shah’s Suluk-i Mujaddidiyya
Arthur F. Buehler

8. Eastern Orthodox Prayer: The Rasskaz strannika
John Anthony McGuckin

9. Mahayana Buddhist Visualization: The Guan wuliang shoufo jing
Kenneth K. Tanaka

10. Hindu Classical Yoga: Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras
Edwin F. Bryant

11. Roman Catholic Prayer: The Novem modi orandi sancti Dominici
Paul Philibert

12. Daoist Internal Alchemy: Liu Huayang’s Huiming jing
Louis Komjathy

13. Therapeutic Meditation: Herbert Benson’s The Relaxation Response
Louis Komjathy

14. Techniqueless Meditation: J. Krishnamurti’s This Light in Oneself
Constance A. Jones

Part III. Reapproaching Contemplative Practice

15. Comparative Reflections
Louis Komjathy

Appendix: Toward a Technical Glossary of Contemplative Studies

About the Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Louis Komjathy is Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. He has published several books, including Daoism: A Guide for the Perplexed and The Way of Complete Perfection: A Quanzhen Daoist Anthology, also published by SUNY Press.