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Lee Irwin

College of Charleston
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Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Religion
Areas of Interest
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Asian Philosophy
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    Sophos ontology: on post-traditional spirituality
    Lexington Books. 2024.
    This book discusses religious plurality and post-traditional perspectives on emergent forms of sacred sensibility, particularly for those identifying as "spiritual but not religious". The view is based in creative modes of perception, altered states, dreams, imagination, and direct experiential encounters confirming the reality of the sacred.
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    The labyrinths of love: on psyche, soul, and self-becoming
    Lexington Books. 2019.
    Labyrinths of Love is an interdisciplinary examination of the self, psyche, and soul, providing a comparative analysis from religious, paranormal research and transpersonal theory perspectives. The work creates a unique synthesis that unfolds what it means to be human and demonstrates a visionary epistemology of the self.
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    Esoteric paradigms and participatory spirituality in the teachings of Mikhaël Aïvanhov
    In Jorge N. Ferrer & Jacob H. Sherman (eds.), The Participatory Turn: Spirituality, Mysticism, Religious Studies, State University of New York Press. pp. 197--224. 2008.
    Philosophical Traditions, Misc
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    Esotericism, Art, and Imagination (edited book)
    with Arthur Versluis, John Richards, and Melinda Weinstein
    Michigan State University Press. 2008.
    _Esotericism, Art, and Imagination_ is a uniquely wide- ranging collection of articles by scholars in the field of Western esotericism, focusing on themes of poetry, drama, film, literature, and art. Included here are articles illuminating such diverse topics as the Gnostic fiction of Philip Pullman, alchemical images, the Tarot, surrealism, esoteric films, and much more. This collection reveals the richness and complexity of the intersections between esotericism, artistic creators, and their wo…Read more
    Imagination