Numinous (/ˈnuːmənəs/ or /ˈnjuːmənəs/) is a term coined by Rudolf Otto to describe that which is wholly other. The numinous is the mysterium tremendum that leads in different cases to belief in deities, the supernatural, the sacred, the holy, and the transcendent. This was an important concept in the writings of Carl Jung and C S Lewis. Etymologically, it comes from the Latin word numen, which originally and literally meant "nodding", but was associated with meanings of "command" or "divine majesty". Rudolf Otto (September 25, 1869 - 6 March 1937) was an eminent German protestant theologian and scholar of comparative religion. ... This list of deities aims at giving information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. ... The supernatural (Latin: super- exceeding + nature) refers to forces and phenomena which are beyond ordinary scientific understanding. ... Carl Jungs autobiographical work Memories , Dreams and Reflections, Fontana edition Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875 – June 6, 1961) (IPA:) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology. ... Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an author and scholar. ... Numina (presence, singular numen) conveys the sense of immanence, of the sacred spirit that informs places and objects in Roman religion. ...
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Numinous (/ˈnuːmənəs/ or /ˈnjuːmənəs/) is a term coined by Rudolf Otto to describe that which is wholly other.
The numinous is the mysterium tremendum that leads in different cases to belief in deities, the supernatural, the sacred, the holy, and the transcendent.
Etymologically, it comes from the Latin word numen, which originally and literally meant "nodding", but was associated with meanings of "command" or "divine majesty".
The experience of the numinous may be influenced by the contents of the unconscious but it seems superficial to reduce so many diverse accounts of numinosity to mere regression.
Freud saw the numinous in terms of recalling a unified "oceanic bliss" which everyone apparently felt within the mother's womb.
This emphasis on the numinous arguably separates religion from mere social movements such as Marxism and the often reductive claims of postmodernism.
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