Religion in Essence and Manifestation / / Gerardus Van der Leeuw.
In this book van der Leeuw discusses the horizontal path to God and the vertical paths descending from God and ascending to Him. If God Himself appears, it is in a totally different manner, which results not in intelligible utterance, but in proclamation; and it is with this that theology has to dea...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1986 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Edition: | Course Book |
Language: | English |
Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (732 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents: Volume I -- Foreword -- Author's Preface to the German Edition -- Author's Note to the English Edition -- Translator's Note -- General Literature Cited -- Part One: The Object of Religion -- Part Two: The Subject of Religion -- A. The Sacred Man -- Β. The Sacred Community -- C. The Sacred Within Man: The Soul -- Part Three: Object And Subject in their Reciprocal Operation -- A. Outward Action -- Β. Inward Action -- Part Four: The World -- Part Five: Forms -- A. Religions -- Β. Founders -- Epilegomena -- Appendix -- Index |
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Summary: | In this book van der Leeuw discusses the horizontal path to God and the vertical paths descending from God and ascending to Him. If God Himself appears, it is in a totally different manner, which results not in intelligible utterance, but in proclamation; and it is with this that theology has to deal."Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400858026 9783110413441 9783110413564 9783110442496 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400858026 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Gerardus Van der Leeuw. |