Religious Epiphanies Across Traditions and Cultures

This book explores religious epiphanies in which there is the appearance of God, a god or a goddess, or a manifestation of the divine or religious reality as received in human experience. Drawing upon the scriptures of various traditions, ancillary religious writings, psychological and anthropologic...

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Main Author: Kellenberger, James 1938- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2017
In:Year: 2017
Series/Journal:SpringerLink Bücher
Springer eBook Collection Religion and Philosophy
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Epiphany / Comparison of religions / Religious life / Religious behavior
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
Further subjects:B Religion and sociology
B Religion Philosophy
B Philosophy
B Religions
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Druckausg.: 978-3-319-53263-9
Printed edition: 9783319532639
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Summary:This book explores religious epiphanies in which there is the appearance of God, a god or a goddess, or a manifestation of the divine or religious reality as received in human experience. Drawing upon the scriptures of various traditions, ancillary religious writings, psychological and anthropological studies, as well as reports of epiphanic experiences, the book presents and examines epiphanies as they have occurred across global religious traditions and cultures, historically and up to the present day. Primarily providing a study of the great range of epiphanies in their phenomenal presentation, Kellenberger also explores issues that arise for epiphanies, such as the matter of their veridicality (whether they are truly of or from the divine) and the question of whether all epiphanies are of the same religious reality
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Traditional Epiphanies -- 1. High Relief Epiphanies -- 2. Quiet Epiphanies -- 3. Dialogue Epiphanies -- 4. Unconscious Epiphanies -- 5. Epiphanies of Unknowing -- Part II Prophetic and Mystical Epiphanies -- 6. Prophetic Epiphanies -- 7. Mystical Epiphanies -- Part III Epiphanic Encounters -- 8. Epiphanic and Near-Epiphanic Encounters -- 9. Possession -- 10. Sacred Mountains, Rivers and Heavenly Bodies -- 11. Epiphanies Without God -- Part IV Epiphanies in the Modern Period and Today -- 12. Epiphanic Prayer -- 13. Visions and Apparitions in the Modern Period -- 14. Contemporary Epiphanies -- 15. Epiphanic Nature -- 16. Miracles -- Part V Issues -- 17. Concerns About False Apprehensions -- 18. Further Issues -- 19. The Nature of the Religious Reality Experienced in Epiphanies -- 20. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
ISBN:3319532642
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-53264-6