Myth and Ritual In ChristianityBeacon Press, 1 juin 1971 - 280 pages “Our main object will be to describe one of the most incomparably beautiful myths that has ever flowered from the mind of man, or from the unconscious processes which shape it and which are in some sense more than man.… This is, furthermore, to be a description and not a history of Christian Mythology.… After description, we shall attempt an interpretation of the myth along the general lines of the philosophia perennis, in order to bring out the truly catholic or universal character of the symbols, and to share the delight of discovering a fountain of wisdom in a realm where so many have long ceased to expect anything but a desert of platitudes.” —from the Prologue |
Table des matières
PREFACE I | 1 |
In the Beginning | 27 |
God and Satan | 57 |
Advent | 85 |
Christmas and Epiphany | 115 |
The Four Last Things | 206 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
abstract actual Adam Advent altar angels antiphon ascend Baptism beginning blessed body bread Breviary Canticles Catholic centre choir Christ Christian myth Christian mythology Church Communion Compline confusion consciousness created creation creatures Cross crucified culture darkness deacon dead death Devil divine divine office doctrine earth Easter Eastern Orthodox Church eternal everlasting evil fact faith Father feast glory Gospel Greek heaven Hebrew Hell historical Holy Orders Holy Saturday Holy Spirit Host human hymn Incarnation Introit Israel Jesus light Liturgy living Lord Lucifer Mary Mass Māyā memory metaphysical mind mystery mythology nature night past philosophia perennis priest Prima Materia reality reason represented Resurrection rite sacrament sacrifice saints salvation sense serpent significance singing soul story Subdeacon sung symbolism thee theologians theology things thou throne tradition Tree Trinity true truth unconscious unto Virgin Western whole wisdom womb words YHVH