The riddle of the sphinx : (Record no. 471)
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| control field | 471 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20261002160656.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780956942357 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UkNaRMT |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 121 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal author | Barfield, Owen |
| 9 (RLIN) | 5 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The riddle of the sphinx : |
| Subtitle | essays on the evolution of consciousness |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION | |
| Place of publication | Oxford : |
| Publisher | Barfield Press, |
| Date | 2023. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Other physical details | 338p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY | |
| Summary | The Riddle of the Sphinx, a new collection of essays, illuminates an aspect of Owen Barfield rarely before seen. He writes as directly as he ever did about the nature of humanity's spiritual need in our time. Our capacities of imagination and inspiration are shown in their true dimensions.<br/><br/>At the same time, scholarly and wise, Barfield enables readers to appreciate these insights. He writes about how poetry begins, about language as an archive of consciousness, and about philosophy as a path to understanding how different ways of perceiving are possible.<br/><br/>Barfield guides us on an episodic trip through history - from ancient Israel and Greece to early Christian times, onward to medieval England, and the eras of the Renaissance and Romanticism, right up to the present day. He does not just demonstrate that there has been an evolution of consciousness; he reveals how thrilling it is when recognized.<br/><br/>The Sphinx's deepest riddle, Barfield knew, was: What, after all, is the human being? The evolution of consciousness, Barfield's great subject, has given many answers to that question. In the essays collected here, Owen Barfield challenges us, beyond the ready-made responses given to us, to answer the question anew, for ourselves. |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Main | George Adams Research Centre | George Adams Research Centre | 24/09/2026 | 121 BAR | RM000186 | 24/09/2026 | 24/09/2026 | Book |