''Religious Experience Reconsidered'' (2009) is a book by
Ann Taves
Ann Taves (born 1952) is Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a former president of the American Academy of Religion (2010). on the study of
religious experience
A religious experience (sometimes known as a spiritual experience, sacred experience, or mystical experience) is a subjective experience which is interpreted within a religious framework. The concept originated in the 19th century, as a defense ...
. She proposes a new approach, which takes into account the
attribution of religious meaning to specific events, using the term "specialness."
[Princeton University Press, ''Religious Experience Reconsidered''](_blank)
/ref> "The focus of the book is on experiences deemed religious (and, by extension, other things considered special) rather than "religious experience.""
Reception
Kim Knott calls Taves approach an encompassing framework, which can take into account a multitude of things. She doubts, though, if the term "specialness" can replace the term "sacredness."
See also
* Mystical experience
Scholarly approaches to mysticism include typologies of mysticism and the explanation of mystical states. Since the 19th century, mystical experience has evolved as a distinctive concept. It is closely related to "mysticism" but lays sole emphasi ...
References
Sources
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Cognitive science of religion
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