The idea of the pre-existence of the soul has been extremely important, widespread, and persistent throughout Western history¿from even before the philosophy of Plato to the poetry of Robert Frost. This book offers the first systematic history of this little explored feature of Western culture. Terryl Givens underscores how durable (and controversial) this idea has been throughout history, highlighting the theological dangers it has represented, and revealing howprominently it has featured in poetry, literature, and art.
The idea of the pre-existence of the soul has been extremely important, widespread, and persistent throughout Western history¿from even before the philosophy of Plato to the poetry of Robert Frost. This book offers the first systematic history of this little explored feature of Western culture. Terryl Givens underscores how durable (and controversial) this idea has been throughout history, highlighting the theological dangers it has represented, and revealing howprominently it has featured in poetry, literature, and art.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Terryl L. Givens is Professor of Literature and Religion and holds the James Bostwick Chair of English at the University of Richmond. Some of his books include Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy (Oxford, 1997), By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion (Oxford 2002), which the New York Times called "provocative reading," People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture, which was named Best Book of the Year by the Mormon History Association for 2007, and most recently, The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2009).
Inhaltsangabe
Prologue Introduction 1. Ancient Near Eastern Traditions 2. Classical Variants 3. Philo to Christian Beginnings 4. Neo-Platonism and the Church Fathers 5. Augustine and the Formation of Orthodoxy 6. Middle Ages to the Renaissance 7. Cambridge Platonists and the Miltonic Heritage 8. The Eighteenth Century and the Cartesian Aftermath 9. Philosophy and Theology 1800-1900 10. Romanticism and Transcendentalism 1800-1900 11. Pre-Existence in the Modern Age 12. Parallel Paradigms Epilogue
Prologue Introduction 1. Ancient Near Eastern Traditions 2. Classical Variants 3. Philo to Christian Beginnings 4. Neo-Platonism and the Church Fathers 5. Augustine and the Formation of Orthodoxy 6. Middle Ages to the Renaissance 7. Cambridge Platonists and the Miltonic Heritage 8. The Eighteenth Century and the Cartesian Aftermath 9. Philosophy and Theology 1800-1900 10. Romanticism and Transcendentalism 1800-1900 11. Pre-Existence in the Modern Age 12. Parallel Paradigms Epilogue
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