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Rudolf Otto
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Rudolf Otto was a German politician, philosopher, non-fiction writer, and university teacher. Born in Peine in 1869, he was a citizen of the German Reich and a member of the German Democratic Party and the National Liberal Party. He was educated at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and worked at the University of Marburg and the University of Wrocław. His professional locations included Berlin and Marburg.
Otto wrote in German and identified with Lutheranism. His notable works include *Das Heilige*, *The idea of the holy*, *聖なるもの*, and *Mythus und Religion in Wundts Völker-psychologie*. He died in Marburg in 1937 from pneumonia due to natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1869
- Died
- 1937
- Works
- 97
Top works
- Das Heilige
- The idea of the holy
- 聖なるもの
- Mythus und Religion in Wundts Völker-psychologie / [Otto]
- הקדושה
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1869-09-25 ) 25 September 1869, Peine , Province of Hanover , Prussia
- Died
- 6 March 1937 (1937-03-06) (aged 67), Marburg , Germany
- Alma mater
- University of Erlangen University of Göttingen
- Influences
- Friedrich Schleiermacher , Immanuel Kant , Jakob Fries
- Discipline
- Theology and comparative religion
- School or tradition
- History of religions school
- Notable works
- The Idea of the Holy
- Notable ideas
- The numinous
- Influenced
- Eliade , Jung , Campbell , C. S. Lewis , Tillich , Barth , Rahner , Heidegger , Wach , Horkheimer , Gadamer , Strauss
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rudolf
- Family name
- Otto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Reich
- Place of birth
- Peine
- Place of death
- Marburg
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- University of Wrocław
- Political party
- German Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Image
- RudolfOtto.jpg
- Work location
- Marburg
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- date of birth
- 1869-09-25
- date of death
- 1937-03-07
- name in native language
- Rudolf Otto
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- Commons category
- Rudolf Otto
- Commons Creator page
- Rudolf Otto
- writing language
- German
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Encyclopedic overview
Rudolf Otto (25 September 1869 – 7 March 1937) was a German Lutheran theologian, philosopher, and comparative religionist. He is regarded as one of the most influential scholars of religion in the early twentieth century and is best known for his concept of the numinous, a profound emotional experience he argued was at the heart of the world's religions. While his work started in the domain of liberal Christian theology, its main thrust was always apologetical, seeking to defend religion against naturalist critiques, making him a more conservative figure. Otto eventually came to conceive of his work as part of a science of religion, which was divided into the philosophy of religion, the history of religion, and the psychology of religion.
Life
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