Aldous Huxley and the Mysticism of Science

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • June Deery

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3. Part I

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Literature and Science

      • June Deery

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   3. Science in Literature

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      Pages 25-47

   4. Fact and Fiction

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      Pages 48-75

   5. Method

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      Pages 76-97

4. Part II

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Mysticism

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   3. Science and Mysticism

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   4. Huxley and the New Age

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   5. Conclusion

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5. Back Matter

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Can religious belief survive in a scientific era? Aldous Huxley thought so. His early recognition of the profound significance of twentieth-century science and the need for moral and spiritual direction resulted in his espousal of mysticism. An examination of his fiction and nonfiction reveals Huxley's significance for cross-disciplinary debates between religion, science and literature and provides examples of the transmission or refraction of knowledge from one discourse to another.

• English literature
• fiction
• religion
• religious belief
• science
• British and Irish Literature

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA

  June Deery

June Deery is an associate professor of Literature at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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