| Contents |
Introduction -- Part one: The path toward self-realization. Jesus of Nazareth -- The early archetypes -- Jews, Christians, and Philistines -- Part two: The path toward God-realization. The influence of Hafiz and Arthur Schopenhauer ; Parsifal, and beyond -- Afterthoughts -- A brief time-line. |
| Abstract |
This study systematically explores the development and evolution of Wagner's religious, spiritual, and mystical ideas. It demonstrates that matters pertaining to spirituality represented one of the most fundamental underpinnings of Wagner's life, and that no complete understanding of the man and his important prose and artistic works is possible without an appreciation of this fact. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index. |
| LCCN | 90026688 |
| ISBN | 0893416622 : |
