The Doctrine of the Subtle Body in Western Tradition: An Outline of What the Philosophers Thought and Christians Taught on the Subject book cover
Rabbit Hole · 1919 · English

The Doctrine of the Subtle Body in Western Tradition: An Outline of What the Philosophers Thought and Christians Taught on the Subject

by G. R. S. Mead

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G. R. S. Mead traces the idea that the visible human body has an invisible counterpart through Western philosophical and Christian traditions. He follows the changing language used for this vehicle of the soul and the questions it raises about embodiment and survival.

The study proceeds through the spirit-body, radiant body and resurrection-body, drawing on ancient thinkers and later religious teaching. An introductory discussion places these accounts alongside contemporary psychical inquiry, while the epilogue gathers the historical strands. The complete 1919 publication retains its original references and concluding material.