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Emanuel Swedenborg: A Continuing Vision, A Pictorial Biography & Anthology of Essays & Poetry

hardcover – November 1, 1988
by Stephen Larsen
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ISBN-13: 9780877851363 ISBN-10: 0877851360
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Binding
hardcover
Published
November 1, 1988
Weight
6.2 lbs
Dimensions
27.90×5.10×23.50 cm

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Emanuel Swedenborg: A Continuing Vision, A Pictorial Biography & Anthology of Essays & Poetry by Stephen Larsen. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780877851363.

This commemorative volume on Swedish scientist-turned-seer Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) is the most comprehensive source of information about Swedenborg in print. In addition to an extensive pictoral biography of Swedenborg, the volume includes fifty essays on his influence on Western culture. Highlights include essays about Swedenborg and William Blake, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and William Butler Yeats; an examination of Swedenborgs descriptions of near-death experiences; Swedenborgs influence on the development of homeopathy; and essays delving into the world Swedenborg lived in and the details of his religious thought.