Visionary Worlds: The Making and Unmaking of Reality (Western Esoteric Traditions)

Irwin, Lee

ISBN 10: 0791428613 / ISBN 13: 9780791428610

Published by State University of New York Press, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Visionary Worlds: The Making and Unmaking of Reality (Western Esoteric Traditions)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791428613
• ISBN 13: 9780791428610
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Used: Very Good
• Weight: 17 ounces

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Synopsis

Considers the role and significance of imagination and the myth-making processes that engage human beings in constructing a viable, living world of meaningful relations, beliefs and social interactions.

Visionary Worlds examines the role and significance of imagination and the myth-making processes that engage human beings in constructing a viable, living world of meaningful relations, beliefs, and social interactions. In this process of "world-building," we each draw on a wide variety of ideologies―religious, philosophical, aesthetic or scientific―which often conflict and clash with one another in the struggle to evolve a coherent and meaningful worldview. This unpredictable and fallible process often requires considerable readjustment or revisions as the complexities of an increasingly pluralistic society impinge upon us with greater divergence and multiplicity. This work examines the ways in which we all make and unmake our reality as part of the challenge of seeking greater spiritual maturity and relatedness to others.

About the Author

Lee Irwin is Director of the Religious Studies Program at the College of Charleston.