The Experience of the Transcendental

In the book "The Experience of the Transcendental," the outstanding scholar of religious studies Evgeny Torchinov undertook one of the first scientific attempts to form a general approach to all known confessions, using the concept of "religious experience" as a foundation. In his fundamental research, he examines the structure of religious experience, traces the connection between religion and mythology, philosophy, science, and other forms of spiritual culture. The author describes the history of the development of world religions, starting from early shamanic practices, the mystery cults of the ancient Mediterranean, and other worldviews of the Ancient World, and ending with Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism.