This book explores the life and ideas of the enigmatic twentieth century philosopher, mystic, and teacher of esoteric dances George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, performing a hermeneutic textual analysis of all his writings to illuminate the place of hypnosis in his teaching. Foreword by J. Walter Driscoll.



Autorentext
MOHAMMAD M. TAMDGIDI is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA.

Inhalt
Foreword; J.Walter Driscoll Introduction: Gurdjieff, Hypnosis, and Hermeneutics Philosophy: Ontology of the Harmonious Universe Philosophy: Psychology of a 'Tetartocosmos' Philosophy: Epistemology of 'Three-Brained Beings' The 'Organ Kundabuffer' Theory of Human Disharmonization The Practice of 'Harmonious Development of Man' Life is Real Only Then, When 'I am' Not Hypnotized Meetings with the Remarkable Hypnotist Beelzebub's Hypnotic Tales to His Grandson Gurdjieff's Roundabout Yezidi Circle Appendix: Textual Chronology of Gurdjieff's Life
Titel
Gurdjieff and Hypnosis
Untertitel
A Hermeneutic Study
EAN
9780230102026
ISBN
978-0-230-10202-6
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Veröffentlichung
23.11.2009
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
2.32 MB
Anzahl Seiten
264
Jahr
2009
Untertitel
Englisch