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Melancholy and the otherness of God : a study of the hermeneutics of depression /
An impressive study that prompts the reader toward philosophical reflection on the hermeneutics of melancholy in its relation to maturing theological understanding and cultivation of a profound self-consciousness. Melancholy has been interpreted as a deadly sin or demonic temptation to non-being, ye...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
c2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | An impressive study that prompts the reader toward philosophical reflection on the hermeneutics of melancholy in its relation to maturing theological understanding and cultivation of a profound self-consciousness. Melancholy has been interpreted as a deadly sin or demonic temptation to non-being, yet its history of interpretation reveals a progressive coming to terms with the dark mood that ultimately unveils it as the self's own ground and a trace of the abysmal nature of God. The book advances two provocative claims: that far from being a contingent condition, melancholy has been progressive. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 211 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739166055 0739166050 9786613635792 6613635790 |