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Religion after Religion

By Steven M. Wasserstrom

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
1999
ISBN
0691005397, 9780691005393, 9781400813773
Open Library ID
OL16954133M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1638956 bytes)
Pages
380\380
Topic
Religion
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-06-26 00:49:36

Description

I found this book to be concise and well-articulated. Interesting discussion of the Eranos group and how the three scholars had a fairly distinct view of religion rooted a broad array of German philosophers and writers, including Shelling, Cusa, Hamann, Jung, and Heidegger, all of whom influenced their romantic conception of mythology. The three scholars discussed emphasized mythology over religous law and placed the symbolism and mystical experience in a central role of religious experience, minimizing historicism. Wasserstrom also calls attention to the Eranos scholar's (excluding Scholem) personal esoteric beliefs and experiences with esoteric groups. Fascinating scholarship.

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