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Available for the first time in English, Martin Lamm's work on the evolution of the philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) has stood as one of the standard works on the Swedish theologian since its original publication in 1915. Lamm shows that Swedenborg's scientific worldview was not changed by his later religious revelations -- that the two complemented and corroborated each other.
A reference work that no publisher, library or academic of Swedenborg should be without, featuring bibliographic details of Swedenborg editions spanning over 300 years. The Bibliography contains a wealth of useful and fascinating information, revealing, beneath the astonishing depth of its data, the stories and trends behind the reception of Swedenborg's works across the globe.
The Five Ages: Swedenborg's View of Spiritual History presents a compelling spiritual and psychological history of human evolution through extracts from the works of the eighteenth-century Swedish philosopher and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg, neatly linking them with an engaging and informative commentary that places the ideas within the context of modern historical and archaeological knowledge.
"Filmed on location in Stockholm, Uppsala and London this new documentary is a perfect introduction to the man Jorge Luis Borges described as 'the most extraordinary man in recorded history'" (container).