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The Role of Revelation in the World's Religions

AUTHOR Moon, Beverly
PUBLISHER McFarland & Company (10/16/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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The human reception of divine messages, known as revelation, has often played a central role in world religions. This study explores how spirituality and the personal experience of the divine has been expressed and preserved in various religious traditions. The phenomenon of revelation is explored and interpreted through examples from across the religious spectrum, and six different types of revelation are posited: visions and voices, divination, spirit journey, spirit mediation, mystical union, and divine incarnation.

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ISBN-13: 9780786449484
ISBN-10: 0786449489
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 233
Carton Quantity: 30
Product Dimensions: 5.90 x 0.70 x 8.90 inches
Weight: 0.75 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents, Glossary
Country of Origin: US
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Religion | General
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
Dewey Decimal: 212.6
Library of Congress Control Number: 2010022126
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The human reception of divine messages, known as revelation, has often played a central role in world religions. This study explores how spirituality and the personal experience of the divine has been expressed and preserved in various religious traditions. The phenomenon of revelation is explored and interpreted through examples from across the religious spectrum, and six different types of revelation are posited: visions and voices, divination, spirit journey, spirit mediation, mystical union, and divine incarnation.

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Author: Moon, Beverly
Beverly Moon, Ph.D., is a historian of religions trained at the University of Chicago and Columbia University. She was formerly executive director of "Parabola: The Magazine for Myth and Tradition "and associate project editor of "The Encyclopedia of Religion" under the general editorship of Mircea Eliade.
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