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Otto, Rudolf, 1869-1937, author.

The idea of the holy : an inquiry into the non-rational factor in the idea of the divine and its relation to the rational / by Rudolf Otto ; translated by John W. Harvey.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1958.

xix, 232 pages ; 21 cm

Since the English translation first appeared in 1923, Rudolf Otto's volume has established itself as a classic in the field of religious philosophy. It offers an in-depth inquiry into the non-rational factor in the idea of the divine and its relation to the rational.

A Galaxy book ; GB14

Galaxy book.

Religion.

Holy, The.

Harvey, John W. (John Wilfred), 1889- translator.

Heilige. English

Inquiry into the non-rational factor in the idea of the divine and its relation to the rational

Translation of: Das Heilige.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also available online via the World Wide Web.

Translated from the German.

Forward by the Author to the First English Edition ---- 1. The Rational and the Non-Rational --- 2. 'Numen' and the 'Numinous' --- 3. The Elements in the 'Numinous' --- 4. Mysterium Tremendum --- 5. The Analysis of 'Mysterium' --- 6. The Element of Fascination --- 7. Analogies and Associated Feelings --- 8. The Holy as a Category of Value --- 9. Means of Expression of the Numinous --- 10. The Numinous in the Old Testament --- 11. The Numinous in the New Testament --- 12. The Numinous in Luther --- 13. The Two Processes of Development --- 14. The Holy as an A Priori Category --- 15. Its Earliest Manifestations --- 16. The 'Cruder' Phases --- 17. The Holy as an A Priori Category --- 18. The Manifestations of the 'Holy' and the faculty of 'Divination' --- 19. Divination in Primitive Christianity --- 20. Divination in Christianity To-day --- 21. History and the A Priori in Religion: Summary and Conclusion ---- Appendixes. I. Chrysostom on the Inconceivable in God --- II. The Numinous in Poetry, Hymn, and Liturgy --- III. Original Numinous Sounds --- IV. 'Spirit' and 'Soul' as Numinous Entities --- V. The Supra-Personal in the Numinous --- VI. The Mystical Element in Luther's Conception of Faith --- VII. Signs Following --- VIII. Silent Worship --- IX. A Numinous Experience of John Ruskin --- X. The Expression of the Numinous in English --- XI. The Mysterlum Tremendum in Robertson and Watts --- XII. The Resurrection as a Spiritual Experience --- XIII. Religious Essays, A Supplement to The Idea of the Holy (O.U.P.) : table of contents.

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