The numinous and modernity : an interpretation of Rudolf Otto's philosophy of religion /
The author traces the development of Rudolf Otto's attempt to construct a normative science of religion. This should respond to concerns facing Protestant theologians in Germany at the turn of the century. Moreover, he examines the reception of Otto's ideas after World War One. The volume...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Walter de Gruyter,
2000.
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| Series: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ;
293. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | The author traces the development of Rudolf Otto's attempt to construct a normative science of religion. This should respond to concerns facing Protestant theologians in Germany at the turn of the century. Moreover, he examines the reception of Otto's ideas after World War One. The volume contains name and subject indexes. |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Claremont Graduate University, 1999, originally presented under the title: Rudolf Otto, holiness, and the disenchantment of the world. EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110816860 3110816865 3110167999 9783110167993 3111752992 9783111752990 |
