Mystic Openings
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Exploring mysticism as theory, practice and experience.
Program in the Study of Mysticism (PRISM) at Tampere University supported by Templeton Religion Trust.
Exploring mysticism as theory, practice and experience.
Program in the Study of Mysticism (PRISM) at Tampere University supported by Templeton Religion Trust.
link.springer.com/article/10.1... New publication by PRISM postdoctoral fellow Fabien Muller!
Anti-Hegelian Bias in Yogācāra Studies - Sophia
One of the central questions of Yogācāra studies is whether Yogācāra should be understood as a form of idealism. In addressing this question, scholars frequently invoke Hegel’s philosophy as a type of...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
link.springer.com/article/10.1... New publication by PRISM postdoctoral fellow Fabien Muller!
Ali Qadir delivered a talk on "Mysticism, Spiritual Discovery, and Pluralism in Practice" at UIN Jakarta.
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Ali Qadir delivered a talk on "Mysticism, Spiritual Discovery, and Pluralism in Practice" at UIN Jakarta.
A blogpost by PRISM postdoctoral research fellow Fabien Muller. Thanks for sharing!
From my colleague Fabien Muller, whose translation of Porphyry's Letter to Anebo and Philosophy from Oracles will appear soon as the 2nd volume in the 4T series
A Phoenician Guide to Happy Protest | Center for the Study of World Religions
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November 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A blogpost by PRISM postdoctoral research fellow Fabien Muller. Thanks for sharing!
Analyzing key research on psychedelics and mysticism over the past three decades, this chapter investigates how cultural approaches may complement biomedical research and proposes the concept of mystical consciousness as a key.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Analyzing key research on psychedelics and mysticism over the past three decades, this chapter investigates how cultural approaches may complement biomedical research and proposes the concept of mystical consciousness as a key.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
"What if religiously plural societies have a potential to support and sustain individual faith in their own peculiar ways?"
Prof. Perry Schmidt-Leukel explores the questions raised by religious pluralism in contemporary societies. Check out our first contribution to Mystic Openings on Substack!
Prof. Perry Schmidt-Leukel explores the questions raised by religious pluralism in contemporary societies. Check out our first contribution to Mystic Openings on Substack!
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"What if religiously plural societies have a potential to support and sustain individual faith in their own peculiar ways?"
Prof. Perry Schmidt-Leukel explores the questions raised by religious pluralism in contemporary societies. Check out our first contribution to Mystic Openings on Substack!
Prof. Perry Schmidt-Leukel explores the questions raised by religious pluralism in contemporary societies. Check out our first contribution to Mystic Openings on Substack!
Can mystics' Love have some role in building the future? What does such Love mean and look like? Ali Qadir and Tatiana Qadir present at "Intersectional Futurisms" in Helsinki. www.intersectionalfuturisms.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Can mystics' Love have some role in building the future? What does such Love mean and look like? Ali Qadir and Tatiana Qadir present at "Intersectional Futurisms" in Helsinki. www.intersectionalfuturisms.com
This chapter probes the social grounds and implications of discursive (mis)recognition of modern mystics with a case study of Mirzā Ghulām Aḥmad (d. 1908 CE) in British Indian Punjab.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This chapter probes the social grounds and implications of discursive (mis)recognition of modern mystics with a case study of Mirzā Ghulām Aḥmad (d. 1908 CE) in British Indian Punjab.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
This is PRISM's official blog. We are hosting monthly posts by leading scholars in the fields of Religious Studies, Theology, and Comparative Mysticism. Stay tuned for our first post (Nov. 15th)!
October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This is PRISM's official blog. We are hosting monthly posts by leading scholars in the fields of Religious Studies, Theology, and Comparative Mysticism. Stay tuned for our first post (Nov. 15th)!