The Modern Age And The Recovery Of Ancient Wisdom
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The Modern Age And The Recovery Of Ancient Wisdom
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Author : Stephen A. McKnight
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
The Modern Age And The Recovery Of Ancient Wisdom written by Stephen A. McKnight and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
Conventional interpretations of the Renaissance have long held that the period signaled an epochal break in which science and secularization combined to form a distinctly modern consciousness. McKnight challenges this concept of modernity by identifying and analyzing a neglected source of modern consciousness: the prisca theologia tradition of Hermeticism, magic, and alchemy, which was revived as part of the Renaissance recovery of ancient learning. Focusing on Hermetic materials, McKnight discusses the key myths and symbols of the prisca theologia tradition and shows how they influenced the new epochal consciousness and contributed to the modern concept of man as master over nature and shaper of his own destiny.
The Modern Revival Of Gnosticism And Thomas Mann S Doktor Faustus
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Author : Kirsten J. Grimstad
language : en
Publisher: Camden House
Release Date : 2002
The Modern Revival Of Gnosticism And Thomas Mann S Doktor Faustus written by Kirsten J. Grimstad and has been published by Camden House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Literary Collections categories.
This study explores the reappearance of Gnostic themes across the landscape of European literature and thought and in major works by Thomas Mann
Old Lamps For New
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
Old Lamps For New written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Occultism categories.
Ancient Wisdom For Modern Times
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Author : Anjana Chokshi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Ancient Wisdom For Modern Times written by Anjana Chokshi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Didactic literature categories.
Ancient Wisdom For Modern Times Offers Refreshing Insights Into The Many Challenges That We Face In Day To Day Living. The Stories In This Book Extracted From Zen, Taoist, Sufi, Upanishads And Other Scriptures, Will Encourage You To Change From Within And Also Help You To: Recognize The Leader Within Yourself Reinvent The Obstacles That Appear To Be Holding You Back Resolve Problems And Explore New Pathways In Your Workplace As Well As In Your Life Perform With Passion, Energy And Flair
The Swerve How The World Became Modern
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Author : Stephen Greenblatt
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2011-09-26
The Swerve How The World Became Modern written by Stephen Greenblatt and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-26 with History categories.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the National Book Award • New York Times Bestseller Renowned scholar Stephen Greenblatt brings the past to vivid life in what is at once a supreme work of scholarship, a literary page-turner, and a thrilling testament to the power of the written word. In the winter of 1417, a short, genial, cannily alert man in his late thirties plucked a very old manuscript off a dusty shelf in a remote monastery, saw with excitement what he had discovered, and ordered that it be copied. He was Poggio Bracciolini, the greatest book hunter of the Renaissance. His discovery, Lucretius’ ancient poem On the Nature of Things, had been almost entirely lost to history for more than a thousand years. It was a beautiful poem of the most dangerous ideas: that the universe functions without the aid of gods, that religious fear is damaging to human life, that pleasure and virtue are not opposites but intertwined, and that matter is made up of very small material particles in eternal motion, randomly colliding and swerving in new directions. Its return to circulation changed the course of history. The poem’s vision would shape the thought of Galileo and Freud, Darwin and Einstein, and—in the hands of Thomas Jefferson—leave its trace on the Declaration of Independence. From the gardens of the ancient philosophers to the dark chambers of monastic scriptoria during the Middle Ages to the cynical, competitive court of a corrupt and dangerous pope, Greenblatt brings Poggio’s search and discovery to life in a way that deepens our understanding of the world we live in now. “An intellectually invigorating, nonfiction version of a Dan Brown–like mystery-in-the-archives thriller.” —Boston Globe
Old Lamps For New
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Author : Claude Fayette Bragdon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
Old Lamps For New written by Claude Fayette Bragdon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Europe categories.
Ancient Wisdom And Modern Science
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Author : Stanislav Grof
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1984-06-30
Ancient Wisdom And Modern Science written by Stanislav Grof and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-06-30 with Philosophy categories.
A critical revaluation of ancient spiritual systems long ignored or rejected because of their assumed incompatibility with science. Here are Swami Muktananda on the mind, Swami Prajnananda on Karma, Swami Kripananda on the Kundalini, Joseph Chilton Pearce on spiritual development, Jack Kornfield on Buddhism for Americans, Claudio Naranjo on meditation, and much more.
The Church In The Early Modern Age
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Author : C. Scott Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-03-24
The Church In The Early Modern Age written by C. Scott Dixon and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-24 with Religion categories.
The years 1450-1650 were a momentous period for the development of Christianity. They witnessed the age of Reformation and Counter-Reformation: perhaps the most important era for the shaping of the faith since its foundation. C Scott Dixon explores how the ideas that went into the making of early modern Christianity re-oriented the Church to such an extent that they gave rise to new versions of the religion. He shows how the varieties and ambivalences of late medieval theology were now replaced by dogmatic certainties, where the institutions of Christian churches became more effective and 'modern', staffed by well-trained clergy. Tracing these changes from the fall of Constantinople to the end of the Thirty Years' War, and treating the High Renaissance and the Reformation as part of the same overall narrative, the author offers an integrated approach to widely different national, social and cultural histories. Moving beyond Protestant and Catholic conflicts, he contrasts Western Christianity with Eastern Orthodoxy, and examines the Church's response to fears of Ottoman domination.
Ancient Wisdom Modern World
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Author : The Dalai Lama
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-02-04
Ancient Wisdom Modern World written by The Dalai Lama and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-04 with Social Science categories.
At a time and in a culture where science and technology have taken over from religious belief, when ethics are understood primarily in terms of aesthetic choice or legality, how are we to formulate moral principles to guide us in our daily lives? Though religion can certainly help in this, the Dalai Lama demonstrates that there are universal principles we can draw on which transcend the dilemma of belief or unbelief. And whilst many have been content to speak of spiritual matters as something mysterious or evanescent, the Dalai Lama explains his approach in terms that are as clear and concise as they are compelling. With wit, gentle good sense and with penetrating insight, the Dalai Lama shows how the truths that have stood the test of generations of practise can provide us with the tools to live happy, fulfilled and meaningful lives. In the process, it becomes apparent that he does not merely espouse the 'feelgood' religiosity some accuse him of. The reader is left admiring not just the wisdom of the author, but the wisdom of the culture he represents.
The Third Millennium
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Author : David Walsh
language : en
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Release Date : 1999-09-14
The Third Millennium written by David Walsh and has been published by Georgetown University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-09-14 with Philosophy categories.
This provocative meditation on the turn of the millennium explores the significance that a celebration of Christ's birth can have beyond the Christian community. Writing from the perspective of Christian philosophy, David Walsh ponders the emergence of modern civilization from the medieval Christian past, concluding that Christian theology grounds the dominant ideas of modern society. He professes the importance and promise of Christianity while rejecting the Gnosticism, advocated by Harold Bloom and others, that places the divine within the self. Affirming Christ's place at the heart of civilization, Walsh argues that the Christian faith has relevance beyond its own boundaries for all traditions that find their common ground in reason. This contemplative book asserts that the Christian millennial jubilee has meaning for all and that it points the way toward the fullness of life in this world as well as in eternity.