Gallery of Mirrors: Reflections of Swedenborgian Thought (Swedenborg Studies) [Hardcover]

Anders Hallengren (Author)

Book Description

Series: Swedenborg Studies | Publication Date: October 1, 1998

For 250 years, the works of Emanuel Swedenborg have influenced artists and philosophers, as well as lesser-known individuals who contributed to social change within their communities. In this collection of essays, Anders Hallengren of Stockholm University investigates the effect of Swedenborgian thought across the globe, crossing cultures, eras, and genres. His meticulous original research sites long-neglected archival sources in various parts of the world and demonstrates the influence of Swedenborg’s writings on the music of Schonberg, the life of Strindberg, the poetry of Whitman, and the philosophy of Emerson, He also investigates the impact of Swedenborg’s followers on social issues, such as the abolition of slavery in the West Indies and the liberation of serfs in tsarist Russia. In addition, the thirty-page bibliography provides and invaluable resource for scholars.

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About the Author

Anders Hallengren is an editor, historian, and foreign-affairs journalist who teaches at Stockholm University in the Department of History of Literature. He is also the managing editor of the literary journal Parnass and president of the Stockholm Association of Humanities. His publications include Détente and Disruption (1991), The Puritan Mind and the Modern Self (1991), Deciphering Reality (1992), The Code of Concord (1994), and What Is National Literature? (1996). He lives in Stockholm with his wife Kerstin and two daughters.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 203 pages
• Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation Publishers (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877851883
• ISBN-13: 978-0877851882
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,401,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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