Varieties of Religious Experience Ping (Translation of Famous Works)

Author: James (American), translated by Tang Yue
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Features: This is a work that discusses the role of religion from the perspective of personal experience. The author is a renowned American philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910). This book is based on lectures delivered by the author at the University of Edinburgh in Britain. It consists of twenty lectures:
Lecture 1: On Religion and Neurology; Lecture 2: Explaining the Scope of This Book, Which Is Limited to the Religious Psychology of the Individual; Lecture 3: Discussing, from the Experiences of Many People, the Existence of an Invisible Being (the Spiritual Realm); Lecture 4 and 5: On the Religious Experiences of Mentally Healthy Individuals; Lecture 6 and 7: On the Religious Experiences of Individuals with Pathological Souls; Lecture 8: On How Such a Divided Personality Can Be Reunited; Lecture 9 and 10: On the Psychological Process of Non-believers Turning to Religion; Lecture 11, 12, and 13: On the Nature of Saints; Lecture 14 and 15: On the Value of Sanctity; Lecture 16 and 17: On Mystical Experiences; Lecture 18: On Religious Philosophy; Lecture 19: On Other Characteristics of Religion, Such as Aesthetic Elements, Sacrifice and Repentance, Prayer, and Its Relationship with the Subconscious Mind; Lecture 20: Conclusion, followed by an afterword, which is the author's supplementary statement on the conclusion.