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Theophany
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I. Religious Studies

The term theophany (“appearance/manifestation of God”) stands between the poles of revelation and epiphany (“transfiguration, illumination”) or hierophany (“manifestation of the holy”), a term often used in 20th-century phenomenology of religion. In various monotheistic and polytheistic contexts and periods, we find narratives that recount the sudden overpowering advent of God and the resulting catastr…

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Weßler, Heinz Werner, Jeremias, Jörg and Scriba, Albrecht, “Theophany”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_025108>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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