Myth and Science vs The Varieties of Religious Experience: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Religious Psychology, Religions, Religion
Myth and Science
Myth, as it is understood by us, and as it will be developed and explained in this work, cannot be defined in summary terms, since its multiform and comprehensive nature embraces and includes all primitive action, as…
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
This is one of the most remarkable books ever written about religious experience. James captures the reader’s attention with vivid instances of religious experience collected from diverse sources, including classical…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Varieties of Religious Experience highest: The Varieties of Religious Experience 4.0 · Myth and Science 3.8.
- Myth and Science is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for The Varieties of Religious Experience.
- The Varieties of Religious Experience has the widest readership — 13328 ratings behind its score.
- The Varieties of Religious Experience reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 494 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Myth and Science | The Varieties of Religious Experience | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (13328) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.5 (20) |
Reception
| Myth and Science | The Varieties of Religious Experience | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 13328 |
| Editions | 13 | 267 |
| Citations | 6 | 494 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 39164 |
| Written reviews | — | 714 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 4806 |
| Pages | 330 | 472 |