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Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedish theologian and mystic, discussed for his spiritual and philosophical ideas.
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First appearance: self reliance
Emanuel Swedenborg shows up with force in The Over-Soul. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Grouped with Calvin as a representative of established religious doctrine that holds no power compared to the individual's direct experience of the soul.
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