Private Mystical Experiences 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyA2/A-levelOCR Created by: hollyhillman02Created on: 15-10-18 13:19 These experiences reveal the transcendent/divine, go beyond normal understanding and are not rational mystical 1 of 18 He said it's a direct and intimate experience of God and developed the four characteristics that make REs genuine William James 2 of 18 Experience is beyond proper description ineffability 3 of 18 Gains a deep and direct knowledge of God noetic 4 of 18 Passes with time/is temporary Transient 5 of 18 idea that the person having it it being 'acted upon' passivity 6 of 18 Who said that we can divide mysticism into two types? FC Happold 7 of 18 This aspect of mysticism suggests that they are about finding the soul soul 8 of 18 This aspect of mysticism is found in the belief that God is immanent and everywhere nature 9 of 18 This aspect of mysticism is the idea that humans want to return to God God 10 of 18 This is often described as an experience of awe and wonder and the feeling of being in the presence as something greater. Numinous 11 of 18 Who put forward the idea of numinous experience? Rudolf Otto 12 of 18 What is one of the words Otto uses to describe experiences (that means compelling)? fascinans 13 of 18 Who is an example of private mystical experience? Julian of Norwich 14 of 18 Who criticises this by saying that they are a delusion? Freud 15 of 18 Who researched the link between temporal lobe epilepsy and religious experiences? Ramachandran 16 of 18 Argued that it's possible for someone to change as a result of a made up story Russell 17 of 18 Concluded that statements that cannot be tested empirically are meaningless Flew 18 of 18
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