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When Souls Had Wings: Pre-Mortal Existence in Western Thought
Terryl L. Givens
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Description for When Souls Had Wings: Pre-Mortal Existence in Western Thought
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
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 Wings offers 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 it is seen as a descent-a falling away from a happier and untroubled state into the turbulent and sinful world we know. The ... Read more
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 Wings offers 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 it is seen as a descent-a falling away from a happier and untroubled state into the turbulent and sinful world we know. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
578g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199916856
SKU
V9780199916856
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About Terryl L. Givens
Terryl L. Givens is Professor of Literature and Religion and holds the James Bostwick Chair of English at the University of Richmond. Some of his books include Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy (Oxford, 1997), By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion (Oxford 2002), which the New York ... Read more
Reviews for When Souls Had Wings: Pre-Mortal Existence in Western Thought
a rich, eloquent and informative monograph about the idea of the pre-existence of the soul in occidental thought. This is an important and instructive book about a very important idea, one that is presented sympathetically with great clarity and sweep.
Douglas Hedley, Theology
Douglas Hedley, Theology