Lachman, Gary

Introducing Swedenborg: Correspondences

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ISBN 13:: 9780854482160
author:: Lachman, Gary
format:: Hardback
publisher:: The Swedenborg Society
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2021
Pages:: 88
Dimensions:: 20.5 x 13 x 1.5 centimeters
Genre:: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religious,
Condition:: New
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Emanuel Swedenborg's system of correspondences is a foundational idea in the history of ideas. It has influenced many fields, including Romanticism, Symbolism, and Modernism, and continues to be relevant today. This introduction provides an accessible overview of how Swedenborg's concept has shaped artistic and intellectual movements over the past 250 years. The correspondences theory offers a framework for navigating the relationship between the material world and non-material values. It has been cited as a key influence by numerous artists, writers, and composers, including those associated with these movements. In this book, Gary Lachman provides an overview of Swedenborg's system of correspondences, making it easier to understand its significance and impact on various fields of study.

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