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- Religion in Essence and Manifestation
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- 2014
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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In this book van der Leeuw discusses the horizontal path to God and the vertical paths descending from God and ascending to Him. If God Himself appears, it is in a totally different manner, which results not in intelligible utterance, but in proclamation; and it is with this that theology has to deal."
Originally published in 1986.
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Table of Contents
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- Contents: Volume I
- pp. v-viii
- Author's Preface to the German Edition
- pp. xx-xxi
- Translator's Note
- p. xxii
- General Literature Cited
- pp. xxiii-xxiv
- Part 1: The Object of Religion
- 2. Theorizing About Power
- pp. 29-36
- 3. Things and Power
- pp. 37-42
- 4. Potency. Awe. Tabu
- pp. 43-51
- 7. The Sacred World Above
- pp. 65-74
- 9. Will and Form
- pp. 83-90
- 10. The Form of the Mother
- pp. 91-100
- 11. Power. Will. Salvation
- pp. 101-105
- 12. The Savior
- pp. 106-114
- 13. Power and Will in Man. The King
- pp. 115-127
- 14. The Mighty Dead
- pp. 128-133
- 15. The Awful Form, The Evil Will: Demons
- pp. 134-140
- 16. The Special Form of Power: Angels
- pp. 141-146
- 17. Power and Will given Form in the Name
- pp. 147-158
- 19. Powers
- pp. 169-176
- 20. The Father
- pp. 177-181
- 21. The Absolutely Powerful
- pp. 182-188
- Part 2: The Subject of Religion
- 22. Sacred Life
- pp. 191-205
- 23. The Given and the Possible
- pp. 206-211
- 24. The Dead Man
- pp. 212-213
- 25. Representation. The King
- pp. 214-215
- 26. Representation. Medicine-Man and Priest
- pp. 216-221
- 27. Representation. The Speaker
- pp. 222-226
- 28. Representation. The Preacher
- pp. 227-229
- 29. Representation. The Consencrated
- pp. 230-235
- 30. Saints
- pp. 236-239
- 31. Demonic Human Beings
- pp. 240-241
- 32. Community
- pp. 242-244
- 33. Marriage. Family. Tribe
- pp. 245-251
- 34. The Covenant
- pp. 252-260
- 35. The Sect
- pp. 261-264
- 36. The Church
- pp. 265-268
- 37. Nation and Humanity
- pp. 269-272
- 38. Communio Sanctorum
- pp. 273-274
- 39. The Soul as a Whole
- pp. 275-281
- 40. Souls in the Plural
- pp. 282-285
- 41. The Form of the Soul
- pp. 286-288
- 42. The "External Soul"
- pp. 289-298
- 43. The Uniquely Powerful and Divine Soul
- pp. 299-307
- 44. The Immortal Soul
- pp. 308-312
- 45. The Creature
- pp. 313-316
- 46. The Country of the Soul
- pp. 317-322
- 47. The Destiny of the Soul
- pp. 323-336
- Part 3: Object and Subject in Their Reciprocal Operation
- 48. Conduct and Celebration
- pp. 339-342
- 49. Purification
- pp. 343-349
- 50. Sacrifice
- pp. 350-360
- 51. Sacramentals
- pp. 361-364
- 52. The Sacrament
- pp. 365-372
- 53. Service
- pp. 373-378
- 54. Divination
- pp. 379-383
- 55. Sacred Time
- pp. 384-387
- 56. Festivals
- pp. 388-392
- 57. Sacred Space
- pp. 393-402
- 58. The Sacred Word
- pp. 403-407
- 59. The Word of Consecration
- pp. 408-412
- 61. The Story of Salvation: The Word of God
- pp. 418-421
- 63. Praise, Lallation, and Silence
- pp. 430-434
- 64. The Written Word
- pp. 435-446
- 65. Endowment with Form in Worship
- pp. 447-453
- 66. Endowment with Form in Custom
- pp. 454-458
- 67. Religious Experience
- pp. 459-462
- 68. The Avoidance of God
- pp. 463-471
- 69. Servitude to God
- pp. 472-473
- 70. The Covenant with God
- pp. 474-476
- 71. Friendship with God
- pp. 477-478
- 72. Knowledge of god
- pp. 479-482
- 73. The Following of God
- pp. 483-486
- 74. Being Filled with God
- pp. 487-492
- 75. Mysticism
- pp. 493-508
- 76. The Love of God
- pp. 509-514
- 77. Children of God
- pp. 515-516
- 78. Enmity to God
- pp. 517-528
- 79. Conversion. Rebirth
- pp. 529-534
- 81. Adoration
- pp. 538-540
- Part 4: The World
- 82. Ways to the World. Creative Domination
- pp. 543-555
- 84. Ways to the World. Obedience
- pp. 560-564
- Part 5: Forms
- 88. Religions
- pp. 591-596
- 89. Religions of Remoteness and of Flight
- pp. 597-601
- 90. The Religion of Struggle
- pp. 602-604
- 91. The Religion of Repose
- pp. 605-606
- 92. The Religion of Unrest
- pp. 607-608
- 95. The Religion of Strain and of Form
- pp. 618-625
- 98. The Religion of Will and of Obedience
- pp. 636-640
- 99. The Religion of Majesty and of Humility
- pp. 641-644
- 100. The Religion of Love
- pp. 645-649
- 101. The Founder
- pp. 650-654
- 102. The Reformer
- pp. 655-657
- 103. The Teacher
- pp. 658-659
- 104. The Philosopher and the Theologian
- pp. 660-663
- 105. The Example
- pp. 664-665
- 106. The Mediator
- pp. 666-668
- Epilegomena
- 107. Phenomenon and Phenomenology
- pp. 671-678
- 108. Religion
- pp. 679-682
- 109. The Phenomenology of religion
- pp. 683-689
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