TY - BOOK AU - Sugg,Richard TI - The Secret History of the Soul: Physiology, Magic and Spirit Forces from Homer to St Paul SN - 9781443865937 AV - BD421 .S84 2013 U1 - 233.5 PY - 2013/// KW - Soul KW - History of doctrines KW - Philosophy KW - Âme KW - Histoire des doctrines KW - Philosophie KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Theology KW - Anthropology KW - bisacsh KW - fast N1 - Table of contents; acknowledgements; abbreviations; introduction; chapter one; chapter two; chapter three; chapter four; chapter five; chapter six; conclusion; notes; index N2 - What would Christianity be like without the soul? While most people would expect the Christian bible to reveal a highly traditional opposition of matter and spirit, the spirit forces of the Old and New Testaments are often surprisingly physical, dynamic, and practical, a matter of energy as much as ethics. The Secret History of the Soul examines the forgotten or suppressed models of body, soul, and human consciousness found in the literature, philosophy and scripture of the ancient and classi UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=827593 ER -