More Than Allegory

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More Than Allegory

On Religious Myth, Truth And Belief

Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology Comparative religion

Author: Bernardo Kastrup

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Language: English

Published by: Iff Books

Published on: 29th April 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9781785352881


Part I

This book is a three-part journey into the rabbit hole we call the nature of reality. Its ultimate destination is a plausible, living validation of transcendence. Each of its three parts is like a turn of a spiral, exploring recurring ideas through the prisms of religious myth, truth and belief, respectively. With each turn, the book seeks to convey a more nuanced and complete understanding of the many facets of transcendence.

Part I puts forward the controversial notion that many religious myths are actually true; and not just allegorically so.

Part II

Part II argues that our own inner storytelling plays a surprising role in creating the seeming concreteness of things and the tangibility of history.

Part III

Part III suggests, in the form of a myth, how deeply ingrained belief systems create the world we live in.

The three themes, myth, truth and belief, flow into and interpenetrate each other throughout the book.

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