Distant Voices - Sketches of a Swedenborgian World View

John S. Haller presents a series of essays on key figures in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries connected by their fascination with the philosopher, scientist, and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg. Highlighted figures include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Fourier, and D. T. Suzuki.

About the author

John S. Haller Jr., emeritus professor of history and medical humanities at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, has written on subjects ranging from the history of race and sexuality to medicine, pharmacy, and spirituality. His most recent books include The History of American Homeopathy (2009), The History of New Thought (2012), and Shadow Medicine (2014).

Product details

• Authors: John S Haller, John S. Haller
• Publisher: The Swedenborg Society
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2017
• EAN: 9780854482023
• ISBN: 978-0-85448-202-3
• No. of pages: 396
• Dimensions: 256 mm x 238 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 892 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918