Sibyls and Seers (1928 Bevan), book

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Sibyls and Seers: A Survey of Some Ancient Theories of Revelation and Inspiration (1928) is a book by Edwyn R. Bevan.

Abstract

This volume embodies, with some additional matter, six lectures given in Oxford on the Speaker's Foundation for Biblical Studies during Hilary term and Trinity term 1927. The lectures are: Belief in a Spirit World; Travelers Beyond the Bourne; Epiphanies and Ghosts; Voice and the Letter; God in the Breast; Ecstasy and Dream. (Google Books)

Editions and translations

Published in London (G. Allen & Unwin, ltd., 1928). Reprinted in Cambridge, MA (Harvard University Press, 1929, 1968), Folcroft, PA (Folcroft Library Editions, 1976), Norwood, PA (Norwood Editions, 1977, 1978), Philadelphia (R. West, 1978).

Table of contents

  • 1. Belief in a Spirit-World
  • 2. Travellers Beyond the Bourne
  • 3. Epiphanies and Ghosts
  • 4. The Voice and the Letter
  • 5. The God and the Breast
  • 6. Ecstasy and Dream

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