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Resisting history : religious transcendence and the invention of the unconscious / Rhodri Hayward.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hayward, Rhodri (Rhodri Lloyd), author.
Series:
Encounters (Manchester University Press)
Encounters
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Self--Historiography.
Self.
Supernatural--Historiography.
Supernatural.
Subconsciousness--Historiography.
Subconsciousness.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 147 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2007.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
How can historians make sense of visions, hauntings and demonic possession? Do miraculous events have any place in a world governed by cause and effect? Rhodri Hayward examines the cumulative attempts of theologians, historians and psychologists to create a consistent and rational narrative capable of containing the inexplicable.
Contents:
Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 The invention of the self; 2 The invention of the unconscious; 3 The soul governed; 4 The self triumphant; Index.
Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 27, 2026).
ISBN:
9781847796592
1847796591
9781781700778
178170077X
9781847791467
1847791468
OCLC:
818847281

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