When Souls Had Wings Pre-Mortal Existence in Western Thought

Name: When Souls Had Wings Pre-Mortal Existence in Western Thought
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ISBN: 9780199916856

ISBN-10: 0199916853

ISBN-13: 9780199916856

Edition: 2012

Authors: Terryl L. Givens

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The idea of the pre-existence of the soul has been extremely important, widespread, and persistent throughout Western history--from even before the philosophy of Plato to the poetry of Robert Frost.When Souls Had Wingsoffers the first systematic history of this little explored feature of Western culture.Terryl Givens describes the tradition of pre-existence as "pre-heaven"--the place where unborn souls wait until they descend to earth to be born. And typically itisseen as a descent--a falling away from a happier and untroubled state into the turbulent and sinful world we know. The title of the book refers to the idea put forward in antiquity that our souls begin with wings, and that only…

Book details

List price: $45.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.17" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Prologue


Introduction



Ancient Near Eastern Traditions



Classical Variants



Philo to Christian Beginnings



Neo-Platonism and the Church Fathers



Augustine and the Formation of Orthodoxy



Middle Ages to the Renaissance



Cambridge Platonists and the Miltonic Heritage



The Eighteenth Century and the Cartesian Aftermath



Philosophy and Theology 1800-1900



Romanticism and Transcendentalism 1800-1900



Pre-Existence in the Modern Age



Parallel Paradigms


Epilogue