Mysticism: East and West Course

Program Overview

This hybrid program explores mystical religions and experiences across various traditions, including Eastern and Western practices, shamanism, and modern drug-induced experiences. It examines the lives of mystics, ancient mystical practices, and the psychological and bodily practices of the 21st century. The program offers flexible learning options with remote and in-classroom participation, recorded lectures, and video access.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Course Content:
• Mystical religions in eastern and western traditions
• Mystical experiences in archaic, Eastern, and Western traditions
• Mystics themselves
• Shamanism
• Ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian mystical practices
• Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism
• Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
• Modern ecstatic experience induced by drugs
• Psychological and bodily practices of the twenty-first century
• Course Structure:
• Hybrid (Flexible) format
• Remote and/or in-classroom participation
• Recorded lectures
• Access to videos for the duration of the course

Teaching:

• Hybrid (Flexible) format
• Remote and/or in-classroom participation
• Recorded lectures
• Access to videos for the duration of the course