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The Idea of the Holy

An Inquiry into the Non-Rational Factor in the Idea of the Divine and Its Relation to the Rational

By Rudolf Otto

First written 1917

About this book

Harvey’s translation of Das Heilige, Otto’s account of the holy as a unique category of experience, the numinous, mysterium tremendum et fascinans, with examples from the Bible, Luther and the religions of India.

The edition

Title
The Idea of the Holy: An Inquiry into the Non-Rational Factor in the Idea of the Divine and Its Relation to the Rational
Translated by
John W. Harvey
Publisher
Oxford University Press, London
Year
1923

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