a neurocognitive approach to mystical experiences Arzy, S. (Shahar) creator author. Idel, Moshe 1947- author. text bibliography Electronic books. ctu 2015 1st edition. monographic eng 1 online resource. "In this original study, Moshe Idel, an eminent scholar of Jewish mysticism and thought, and the cognitive neuroscientist and neurologist Shahar Arzy combine their considerable expertise to explore the mysteries of the Kabbalah from an entirely new perspective: that of the human brain. In lieu of the theological, sociological, and psychoanalytic approaches that have generally dominated the study of ecstatic mystical experiences, the authors endeavor to decode the brain mechanisms underlying these phenomena. Arzy and Idel analyze first-person descriptions to explore the Kabbalistic techniques employed by most prominent Jewish mystics to effect bodily reduplications, dissociations, and other phenomena, and compare them with recent neurological observations and modern-day laboratory experiments. The resultant study offers readers a scientific, more brain-based understanding of how ecstatic Kabbalists achieved their most precious mystical experiences. The study further demonstrates how these Kabbalists have long functioned as pioneering investigators of the human self"-- Shahar Arzy, Moshe Idel. Includes bibliographical references and index. Cabala Psychology Cognitive neuroscience Mysticism Judaism Psychological aspects RELIGION / Judaism / General BM526 .A79 2015eb 296.7/12 Arzy, S. (Shahar), author. 1st edition (DLC) 2014042891 (OCoLC)894310435 9780300152371 030015237X http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1000441 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1000441 N$T 150602 20200709060349.0 ocn910553852 eng