Overview
- Collates the often disparate experiences of those who have experienced epiphanies in one accessible volume
- Takes a religiously and culturally diverse approach to this unique subject matter
- Offers an accessible collection of experiences for those with a particular interest in the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Traditional Epiphanies
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Prophetic and Mystical Epiphanies
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Epiphanic Encounters
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Epiphanies in the Modern Period and Today
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About this book
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.
Reviews
“In this book James Kellenberger offers a productive set of categories for organizing and analyzing a diverse range of religious experiences from across many of the religious traditions and cultures of the globe.” (Timothy D. Knepper, Professor of Philosophy, Drake University, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
James Kellenberger is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Northridge, USA. His previous books include Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, Dying to Self and Detachment, and, most recently, The Everlasting and the Eternal, and Wisdom: Folk, Arcane, Practical, Religious, Philosophical, Mystical.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Religious Epiphanies Across Traditions and Cultures
Authors: James Kellenberger
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53264-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53263-9Published: 18 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85108-2Published: 13 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53264-6Published: 08 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 290
Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Comparative Religion, Religion and Society