Emanuel Swedenborg Essential Readings |
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Author:
| Swedenborg, Emanuel |
Editor:
| Stanley, Michael |
Series title: | Western Esoteric Masters Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-55643-467-9 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
Publisher: | North Atlantic Books
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Best known for his focus on the intuitive force within, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) also anticipated major modern discoveries in mineralogy, psychology, and anatomy. In this succinct and readable collection, Stanley expertly brings the most significant writings from Swedenborg's oeuvre together, showing readers a man who created a hieroglyphic language, reimagined the Genesis story, influenced Blake, Balzac, Strindberg, and Yeats, and authored a number of anonymous works that put...
More DescriptionBest known for his focus on the intuitive force within, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) also anticipated major modern discoveries in mineralogy, psychology, and anatomy. In this succinct and readable collection, Stanley expertly brings the most significant writings from Swedenborg's oeuvre together, showing readers a man who created a hieroglyphic language, reimagined the Genesis story, influenced Blake, Balzac, Strindberg, and Yeats, and authored a number of anonymous works that put the Swedish clergy of his day on high alert. This is the fourth title in the Western Esoteric Masters Series from North Atlantic Books.