Affective attunement and the experience of the numinous: reflections on Rudolf Otto's "Das Heilige"

In this article, Rudolf Otto’s seminal work, Das Heilige, is explored in the German original and in relation to his other writings, his debts to Lutheranism, German romanticism and neo-Kantianism, and the rich context of Marburg in the interwar period. The article stresses Otto’s own attested religi...

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Published in:International journal for the study of the Christian church
Subtitles:Marking the centenary of Rudolf Otto's "Das Heilige"
Main Author: Hedley, Douglas 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2017]
In: International journal for the study of the Christian church
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KDD Protestant Church
VA Philosophy
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:In this article, Rudolf Otto’s seminal work, Das Heilige, is explored in the German original and in relation to his other writings, his debts to Lutheranism, German romanticism and neo-Kantianism, and the rich context of Marburg in the interwar period. The article stresses Otto’s own attested religious experiences and his profound influence among leading ‘religionists’ of the later twentieth century such as Jung, Tillich, Eliade, and Corbin.
ISSN:1474-225X
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for the study of the Christian church
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1474225X.2017.1308457