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Fabisiak, Thomas,

The "nocturnal side of science" in David Friedrich Strauss's Life of Jesus critically examined / Thomas Fabisiak. - 1 online resource (231 pages) - Emory studies in early Christianity ; number 17 . - Emory studies in early Christianity ; vol. 17. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Strauss on the Science of the Nocturnal Side of Nature -- The Nocturnal Side of Strauss's Historical Critique of Miracle Stories -- Strauss on Myth and the Nocturnal Side of Nature -- The Nocturnal Side of Christian and Modern Origins -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Biblical Index -- Modern Primary Sources Index -- Modern Authors Index.

A close look at how Strauss's engagement with popular and scholarly controversies influenced his study of the Gospels. David Friedrich Strauss's Life of Jesus Critically Examined is known as a monumental contribution to the critical, scientific study of religion and Christian origins. It was widely read and influenced literary and historical research on the Bible as well as critical philosophy between Hegel and Nietzsche. Less well-known are Strauss's writings from the same period on "the nocturnal side of nature," paranormal phenomena such as demon possession, animal magnetism, and the ghost-seeing of Frederike Hauffe, the famous "Seeress of Prevorst."--Publisher

ISBN: 9781628371109 1628371102

Source: 22573/ctt15mw92n JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Strauss, David Friedrich, 1808-1874. Leben Jesu.
Jesus Christ--Biography.
Jésus-Christ--Biographie.
Jesus Christ

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Leben Jesu (Strauss, David Friedrich)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Systematic.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: BT301.S73 / F33 2015eb

Dewey Class. No.: 230.092