THE SAVIOUR ARCHETYPE: A STUDY IN TI-IE ESCHATOLOGICAL VISION OF RELIGIONS
One of the most significant discoveries of the science of comparative religion has been what I shall call the "Saviour Archetype." Before we begin the analysis proper let me define the phrase carefully. First, the word" saviour" (from the Latin Salvo = to save) means one who &quo...
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| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
1979
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 1979, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, Pages: 255-267 |
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SAVIOUR
B Vision B Religion B ARCHETYPE B ESCHATOLOGICAL |
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| Summary: | One of the most significant discoveries of the science of comparative religion has been what I shall call the "Saviour Archetype." Before we begin the analysis proper let me define the phrase carefully. First, the word" saviour" (from the Latin Salvo = to save) means one who "saves" humankind, one who redeems them from sin and death. Second, the word "archetype" (from the Greek archetypon = first type) means an original pattern or formal outline. I am not using the term in its Jungian sense; that is, I am not holding any of the questionable assumptions of Jungian psychology |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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