The an inquiry into the non-rational factor in the idea of the divine and its relation to the rational Otto, Rudolf 1869-1937 creator Harvey, John W. (John Wilfred) b. 1889 trans. text bibliography nyu New York Oxford University Press 1958 monographic eng ger

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xix, 232 p. ; 21 cm. Since the English translation first appeared in 1923, Rudolf Otto's volume has established itself as a classic in the field of religious philosophy. It offers an in-depth inquiry into the non-rational factor in the idea of the divine and its relation to the rational. Forward by the Author to the First English Edition ---- 1. The Rational and the Non-Rational --- 2. 'Numen' and the 'Numinous' --- 3. The Elements in the 'Numinous' --- 4. Mysterium Tremendum --- 5. The Analysis of 'Mysterium' --- 6. The Element of Fascination --- 7. Analogies and Associated Feelings --- 8. The Holy as a Category of Value --- 9. Means of Expression of the Numinous --- 10. The Numinous in the Old Testament --- 11. The Numinous in the New Testament --- 12. The Numinous in Luther --- 13. The Two Processes of Development --- 14. The Holy as an A Priori Category --- 15. Its Earliest Manifestations --- 16. The 'Cruder' Phases --- 17. The Holy as an A Priori Category --- 18. The Manifestations of the 'Holy' and the faculty of 'Divination' --- 19. Divination in Primitive Christianity --- 20. Divination in Christianity To-day --- 21. History and the A Priori in Religion: Summary and Conclusion ---- Appendixes. I. Chrysostom on the Inconceivable in God --- II. The Numinous in Poetry, Hymn, and Liturgy --- III. Original Numinous Sounds --- IV. 'Spirit' and 'Soul' as Numinous Entities --- V. The Supra-Personal in the Numinous --- VI. The Mystical Element in Luther's Conception of Faith --- VII. Signs Following --- VIII. Silent Worship --- IX. A Numinous Experience of John Ruskin --- X. The Expression of the Numinous in English --- XI. The Mysterlum Tremendum in Robertson and Watts --- XII. The Resurrection as a Spiritual Experience --- XIII. Religious Essays, A Supplement to The Idea of the Holy (O.U.P.) : table of contents. by Rudolf Otto; translated by John W. Harvey. Translation of Das Heilige. Includes bibliographical references and index. Also available online via the World Wide Web. Religion Holy, The Religion Psychology, Religious BL48 .O82 1958 201 0195002105 9780195002102 58000776 DLC 770114 20210120153801.0 2680193