The secret history of the soul : physiology, magic and spirit forces from Homer to St. Paul / by Richard Sugg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sugg, Richard, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soul--History of doctrines.

Soul.

Soul--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What would Christianity be like without the soul? While most people would expect the Christian bible to reveal a highly traditional opposition of matter and spirit, the spirit forces of the Old and New Testaments are often surprisingly physical, dynamic, and practical, a matter of energy as much as ethics. The Secret History of the Soul examines the forgotten or suppressed models of body, soul, and human consciousness found in the literature, philosophy and scripture of the ancient and classi...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CONCLUSION; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4438-6593-1

OCLC:

887508418