On the Sacred

Author: Otto (Germany), written by Cheng Qiong, translated by Zhou Bangxian
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Publishing 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 in our time, and it first appeared in Otto's work. In fact, the author insists in this book 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 nature of that being is beyond both knowledge and personality.