Psychology of Prophecy in Early Christianity : : Prophetism and religious altered states of consciousness / / Alan Humm.
Dr. Humm analyses early Christian prophetic activity seeking to understand the psychological states behind it. A system of categories is suggested based on the external appearances and subjective claims of modern phenomena. Assuming that the ancients followed the same patterns, most instances descri...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Perspectives on Philosophy and Religious Thought
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM(S) -- 1. DEFINITIONS -- 2. EARLY CHRISTIANITY -- 3. THE POST-APOSTOLIC AGE -- 4. CHARTING THE SEAS -- 5. REFLECTIONS AND PROGNOSTICATIONS -- APPENDIX 1: GLOSSARY -- APPENDIX 2: MONTANIST PROPHECIES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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Summary: | Dr. Humm analyses early Christian prophetic activity seeking to understand the psychological states behind it. A system of categories is suggested based on the external appearances and subjective claims of modern phenomena. Assuming that the ancients followed the same patterns, most instances described in early Christian literature are reviewed and categorized. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463216825 9783111024141 9783110663037 9783110716849 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463216825 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Alan Humm. |