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Hughes, Glenn, 1951-

Transcendence and history the search for ultimacy from ancient societies to postmodernity / [electronic resource] : Glenn Hughes. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2003. - xi, 249 p. - Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy . - Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index.

The problem of transcendence -- The terror of history -- History and transcendence -- Deformations of history -- Cosmopolis, culture, and art -- Ezra Pound and the balance of consciousness -- Cosmology : the problem of divine presence in the world -- Anthropology : the problem of divine presence in human consciousness -- Conclusion: the drama of universal humanity.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Subjects--Personal Names:
Voegelin, Eric, 1901-1985.
Lonergan, Bernard J. F.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Transcendence (Philosophy)--History.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BD362 / .H84 2003eb

Dewey Class. No.: 111/.6