Rapture

by Christopher Hamilton

What is it like to experience rapture? For philosopher Christopher Hamilton, it is a loss of self that is also a return to self--an overflowing and emptying out of the self that also nourishes and fills the self. In this inviting book, he reflects on the nature of rapture and its crucial yet unacknowledged place in our lives.

Hamilton explores moments of rapture in everyday existence and aesthetic experience, tracing its disruptive power...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231201540
• ISBN13: 9780231201544
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"