Некоторые аспекты «возвращения», или «второго пришествия» в религиозных учениях/Some Aspects of the Notion of “Return” or “A Second Coming” in Religious Teachings
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Письменные памятники Востока [10] 1 No.18, 83-98Abstract: The article addresses the concepts of the “return” or the “second coming” of Messianic figures and God’s chosen people into this world existing in different religious traditions and schools with the main focus on Islam, the Babi and the Baha’i faiths. The present study done on the basis of primary sources has revealed three major approaches to or concepts of the “return” in different teachings based on the following factors: 1) a literal (exoteric) understanding; 2) an esoteric interpretation; 3) a figurative interpretation/symbolic understanding.
The article addresses the concepts of the “return” or the “second coming” of Messianic figures and God’s chosen people into this world existing in different religious traditions and schools with the main focus on Islam, the Babi and the Baha’i faiths. The present study done on the basis of primary sources has revealed three major approaches to or concepts of the “return” in different teachings based on the following factors: 1) a literal (exoteric) understanding; 2) an esoteric interpretation; 3) a figurative interpretation/symbolic understanding.