Mysticism and Social Change: The Social Witness of Howard Thurman
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Academics and activists alike have long dismissed mysticism as an otherworldly and escapist form of religion. Alton B. Pollard III, in a ground breaking study of the noted African-American mystic, Howard Thurman, presents an analysis of religious experience that challenges prevailing interpretations of mysticism and social change. Drawing on perspectives from sociology, phenomenology, and history, the author examines the meaning of mystical religion for the underside of contemporary American society. What he uncovers is significant: an activist form of mysticism, compelled by the dictates of spiritual experience, that defies social conventions and engenders social change.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0820419818
ISBN13:9780820419817
Release Date:July 1992
Publisher:Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Length:219 Pages
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