Experiencing the beyond: intercultural approaches
Experiencing the dimension that lies beyondour empirical grasp of the world has always been a challenge for human beings, for it can expose the limitations of our agency. Such experience, while potentially terrifying, can also furnish a basis for religious faith or hope of a better future. The inter...
| Published in: | Challenges of life |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
[2018]
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| In: |
Challenges of life (volume 4)
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| Series/Journal: | Challenges of life
volume 4 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philosophical anthropology
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| Further subjects: | B
Generals / HISTORY
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| Summary: | Experiencing the dimension that lies beyondour empirical grasp of the world has always been a challenge for human beings, for it can expose the limitations of our agency. Such experience, while potentially terrifying, can also furnish a basis for religious faith or hope of a better future. The intercultural essays in this volume analyze ways of dealing with the beyond, including magic, religion, myth, and all-promising utopias. < |
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| ISBN: | 3110530775 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110530773 |