Seven Sermons to the Dead

book by Carl Gustav Jung
VisualArtwork literary_work Q7457410
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Summary

Seven Sermons to the Dead is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Seven Sermons to the Dead authored Carl Jung[3].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead's Commons category is recorded as Septem Sermones ad Mortuos[5].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead's language of work or name is recorded as German[6].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead was released on 1916[7].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126725839[8].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead's title is recorded as Septem Sermones ad Mortuos[9].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead's title is recorded as Septem Sermones ad Mortuos, Die sieben Belehrungen der Toten Geschrieben von Basilides in Alexandria, der Stadt, wo der Osten den Westen berührt[10].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead's subtitle is recorded as Die sieben Belehrungen der Toten, geschrieben von Basilides in Alexandria, der Stadt, wo der Osten den Westen berührt.[11].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead's first line is recorded as Die Toten kamen zurück von Jerusalem, wo sie nicht fanden, was sie suchten. Sie begehrten bei mir Einlass und verlangten bei mir Lehre und so lehrte ich sie: Höret: ich beginne beim Nichts. Das Nichts ist dasselbe wie die Fülle. In der Unendlichkeit ist voll so gut wie leer. Das Nichts ist leer und voll.[12].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead's last line is recorded as Mensch hier, Gott dort. Schwachheit und Nichtigkeit hier, ewige Schöpferkraft dort. Hier ganz Dunkelheit und feuchte Kühle, Dort ganz Sonne. Darauf schwiegen die Toten und stiegen empor wie Rauch über dem Feuer des Hirten, der des Nachts seiner Herde wartete.[13].
  • Seven Sermons to the Dead's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].

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Authorship and Creation

Seven Sermons to the Dead authored Carl Jung[3].

Publication

Seven Sermons to the Dead was released on 1916[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[6].

Why It Matters

Seven Sermons to the Dead ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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