The "nocturnal side of science" in David Friedrich Strauss's Life of Jesus critically examined / Thomas Fabisiak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fabisiak, Thomas, author.

Series:

Emory Studies in Early Christianity

Society of Biblical Literature. Emory Studies in Early Christianity ; Volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strauss, David Friedrich, 1808-1874. Leben Jesu.

Strauss, David Friedrich.

Jesus Christ--Biography.

Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, [Georgia] : SBL Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A close look at how Strauss's engagement with popular and scholarly controversies influenced his study of the Gospels David Friedrich Strauss's Life of Jesus Critically Examined is known as a monumental contribution to the critical, scientific study of religion and Christian origins. It was widely read and influenced literary and historical research on the Bible as well as critical philosophy between Hegel and Nietzsche. Less well-known are Strauss's writings from the same period on "the nocturnal side of nature," paranormal phenomena such as demon possession, animal magnetism, and the ghost-seeing of Frederike Hauffe, the famous "Seeress of Prevorst." Features: Illuminates unfamiliar features of early nineteenth-century theology, philosophy, and medicine showing how spirituality and science blended together in these fields Demonstrates the importance of Western esotericism and popular religion in the history of modern biblical studies Sheds new light on Strauss's study of the Gospels as myths, his critique of miracles and his account of the historical Jesus

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Strauss on the Science of the Nocturnal Side of Nature; The Nocturnal Side of Strauss's Historical Critique of Miracle Stories; Strauss on Myth and the Nocturnal Side of Nature; The Nocturnal Side of Christian and Modern Origins; Conclusion; Works Cited; Biblical Index; Modern Primary Sources Index; Modern Authors Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62837-110-2

OCLC:

912325725