Theosophy or Psychological Religion: The Gifford Lectures Delivered before the University of London in 1892 - Brossura

Müller, F. Max

 
9781108073264: Theosophy or Psychological Religion: The Gifford Lectures Delivered before the University of London in 1892

Sinossi

First presented as a lecture series, this 1893 publication argues for the necessity of historical method in understanding religious phenomena.

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Descrizione del libro

Written by influential German philologist Max Müller, this 1893 publication was first presented as a series of lectures in Glasgow. This book is the fourth in a series which argued that the only way to comprehend religious phenomena is by the application of historical method.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. The historical study of religion; 2. The true value of the sacred books examined; 3. The historical relationship of ancient religions and philosophies; 4. The relation of psychological to physical and anthropological religion; 5. Journey of the soul after death; 6. The eschatology of the Avesta; 7. Eschatology of Plato; 8. True immortality; 9. The Vedânta-philosophy; 10. The two schools of the Vedânta; 11. Sufiism; 12. The logos; 13. Alexandrian Christianity; 14. Dionysius the Areopagite; 15. Christian theosophy; Index.

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