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The Philosophers' Secret Fire
Patrick Harpur
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Description for The Philosophers' Secret Fire
Paperback. The visionary tradition of spirits, gods, and demons continues to subvert our rational universe, erupting from the shadows in times of intense religious and philosophical transition. Renaissance magic and tribal ritual. Romantic poetry and the ecstasy of the shaman, to trace how societies have used myths to make sense of the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 400.
In this dazzling history of the imagination, Patrick Harpur links together fields as far apart as Greek philosophy and depth psychology, Renaissance magic and tribal ritual, Romantic poetry and modern models of the Universe, to trace how myths have been used to make sense of the world. In so doing he uncovers that tradition which alchemists imagined as a Golden Chain of initiates, who passed their mysterious 'secret fire' down through the ages. As this inspiring book shows, the secret of this perennial wisdom is of an imaginative insight: a simple way of seeing that re-enchants our existence and ... Read more
In this dazzling history of the imagination, Patrick Harpur links together fields as far apart as Greek philosophy and depth psychology, Renaissance magic and tribal ritual, Romantic poetry and modern models of the Universe, to trace how myths have been used to make sense of the world. In so doing he uncovers that tradition which alchemists imagined as a Golden Chain of initiates, who passed their mysterious 'secret fire' down through the ages. As this inspiring book shows, the secret of this perennial wisdom is of an imaginative insight: a simple way of seeing that re-enchants our existence and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Squeeze Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Somerset, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906069063
SKU
V9781906069063
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99-50
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