On the "Sacred"

Author: Cheng Qiong / Zhou Bangxian
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Publish Date: 1995-12-01
Features: After a term has become well-known and widely cited, it is quite interesting to revisit its origins. The term "numinous" may be one of the most profound terms ever given to religious thought of our time, and it first appeared in Otto's work. In fact, what the authors insist on in this book is that religion is not only a natural phenomenon but also a paradoxical one. Religion is about true knowledge of a being and true personal communion with that being, while the very nature of that being is beyond both knowledge and personality.