Aldous Huxley and the Mysticism of Science
June Deery
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Hardback. This examination of his fiction and non-fiction reveals Huxley's significance for cross-disciplinary debates between religion, science and literature, and provides examples of the transmission or refraction of knowledge from one discourse to another. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Can religious belief survive in a scientific era? Aldous Huxley thought so. His early recognition of the profound significance of twentieth-century science and the need for moral and spiritual direction resulted in his espousal of mysticism. An examination of his fiction and nonfiction reveals Huxley's significance for cross-disciplinary debates between religion, science and literature and provides examples of the transmission or refraction of knowledge from one discourse to another.
Can religious belief survive in a scientific era? Aldous Huxley thought so. His early recognition of the profound significance of twentieth-century science and the need for moral and spiritual direction resulted in his espousal of mysticism. An examination of his fiction and nonfiction reveals Huxley's significance for cross-disciplinary debates between religion, science and literature and provides examples of the transmission or refraction of knowledge from one discourse to another.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Number of Pages
231
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333637678
SKU
V9780333637678
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99-15
About June Deery
June Deery is an associate professor of Literature at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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