More Than Allegory: On Religious Myth, Truth and Belief

By Bernardo Kastrup

Book Overview

This book is a three-part journey into the rabbit hole we call the nature of reality. Its ultimate destination is a plausible, living validation of transcendence. Each of its three parts is like a turn of a spiral, exploring recurring ideas through the prisms of religious myth, truth and belief, respectively. With each turn, the book seeks to convey a more nuanced and complete understanding of the many facets of transcendence. Part I puts forward the controversial notion that many religious myths are actually true; and not just allegorically so. Part II argues that our own inner storytelling plays a surprising role in creating the seeming concreteness of things and the tangibility of history. Part III suggests, in the form of a myth, how deeply ingrained belief systems create the world we live in. The three themes, myth, truth and belief, flow into and interpenetrate each other throughout the book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785352873
• ISBN13: 9781785352874
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Iff Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"