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xpistissopheiax
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April DeConick on religious experienc Apr 14, 2014 23:48:16 GMT -5

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Post by xpistissopheiax on Apr 14, 2014 23:48:16 GMT -5

forbiddengospels.blogspot.com/2014/04/what-do-we-do-with-religious-experience.html

I thought this was a pretty fun article. Does anyone know what mind-body rituals she was referring to? I'm assuming fasting and prayer, but I was wondering is there anything else?

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April DeConick on religious experienc Apr 18, 2014 8:34:21 GMT -5

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Post by Soulgazer on Apr 18, 2014 8:34:21 GMT -5

Apr 15, 2014 12:33:09 GMT -5 steve said:

There's a host of praxis examples throughout the religions of the world that employ mind-body techniques that involve every sense and every part of the body. From yoga to incense to music to dervishes to breathing to.....

Thanks for the post. Haven't visited April's page in way too long.

I loved her investigation of the "Gospel of Thomas". I thought it interesting when she came into conflict with Dr. Eisenman, another scholar that I admire deeply.