

Item #000011063 Moderate rubbing to the boards and a small split to the rear joint's cloth, contemporary name on the free front endpaper. The first British edition and true first of the work. This unobservable phenomenon is what saves and regenerates the physical world around us, according to his theory.

The Varieties of Religious Experience : a Study in Human Nature / William. According to James, religion was generally a feeling that the world around us, the one observable to our senses, is related to one that is not observable by our senses. The Varieties of Religious Experience : a Study in Human Nature / William James 1902. James made a point to examine individual experiences of religious people, rather than the general creeds and theologies of various religions when studying this topic. These lectures initiated the psychological analysis of religion, and would go on to become his most popular publication. This work is the culmination of James' interest in abnormal psychology. Green cloth with a paper label printed in black on the spine top edge gilt. , vi-xii,, 2-534,, 3-32 (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. James, William The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature Being The Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion Delivered at Edinburgh in 1901-1902
