The Swedish Prophet Reflections on the Visionary Philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg |
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| Author:
| Anton-Pacheco, Jose Antonio |
| Translator:
| Skattebo, Steven |
| Series title: | Swedenborg Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87785-342-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2012 |
| Publisher: | Swedenborg Foundation, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Eighteenth-century scientist-turned-theologian Emanuel Swedenborg had a deep understanding of the nature of reality that resonates both with mystical traditions and with artists and poets. In this volume, philosopher José Antonio Antón-Pacheco explores Swedenborg's views on heaven, angels, primordial language, and the spiritual history of humanity, in the process linking Swedenborg's thought to that of Jorge Luis Borges, Soren Kirkegaard, Henry Corbin, and Ibn 'Arabi, among...
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Eighteenth-century scientist-turned-theologian Emanuel Swedenborg had a deep understanding of the nature of reality that resonates both with mystical traditions and with artists and poets. In this volume, philosopher José Antonio Antón-Pacheco explores Swedenborg's views on heaven, angels, primordial language, and the spiritual history of humanity, in the process linking Swedenborg's thought to that of Jorge Luis Borges, Soren Kirkegaard, Henry Corbin, and Ibn 'Arabi, among others.