Toward a metamodern reading of Spiritual but Not Religious mysticisms

The Metamodern Bend: Theorizations for Religious Studies and a Review of Metamodernism: Historicity, Affect, and Depth After Postmodernism

“…3 See Ceriello (2018aCeriello ( , 2018bCeriello ( , 2018c. 4 From the perspective of mysticism studies, applying metamodernism to mystical phenomenologics works well, in that it is the paradoxical movement in and out of realities that are impossible to reconcile that characterizes mystical experience.…”

“… 5 5 My own work seeks to trace this narrative shaping in a parallel way, to the popularization of concepts associated with contemplative traditions and with the mass appropriation of specific elements of Asian philosophical and religious traditions, e.g., “mindfulness,” “nonduality,” “awe and wonder,” “witness consciousness.” See Ceriello (2018a, 2018c). …”