4 THE PRIMARY FEATURES OF STEINER'S ANTHOPOSOPHY EXPRESSED IN DIE PFORTE 4A: The dramatic elements of Das Märchen provide a template for Die Pforte, but these are adapted for didactic purposes, with regard to Steiner's esoteric worldview 4B: Steiner's view of the spirituality portrayed in Die Pforte is quintessentially expressed by his interpretation of Goethe 4C: The concepts of reincarnation and karma are seen as compatible to Christianity, and are understood to have a rational basis 4D: Steiner's earlier holistic epistemology is based on a proto-type of the 'ether-body' postulate 4E: Steiner's holistic epistemological conviction that the limits to knowledge may be extended, is reflected in Die Pforte's portrayal of the efficacy of meditation 4F: A major element in Steiner's anthroposophy is an esoteric-mystical Christian perspective, in which a connection between conscience and the Second Coming - as understood by Steiner - has a discrete role 4G: The spiritual development process underlying Die Pforte is derived from the view of the human being as an interrelated septenary organism of body, ether body, a triune soul, self and a triune spirit

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4 THE PRIMARY FEATURES OF STEINER'S ANTHOPOSOPHY EXPRESSED IN DIE PFORTE 4A: The dramatic elements of Das Märchen provide a template for Die Pforte, but these are adapted for didactic purposes, with regard to Steiner's esoteric worldview 4B: Steiner's view of the spirituality portrayed in Die Pforte is quintessentially expressed by his interpretation of Goethe 4C: The concepts of reincarnation and karma are seen as compatible to Christianity, and are understood to have a rational basis 4D: Steiner's earlier holistic epistemology is based on a proto-type of the 'ether-body' postulate 4E: Steiner's holistic epistemological conviction that the limits to knowledge may be extended, is reflected in Die Pforte's portrayal of the efficacy of meditation 4F: A major element in Steiner's anthroposophy is an esoteric-mystical Christian perspective, in which a connection between conscience and the Second Coming - as understood by Steiner - has a discrete role 4G: The spiritual development process underlying Die Pforte is derived from the view of the human being as an interrelated septenary organism of body, ether body, a triune soul, self and a triune spirit

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Steiner, Dramatic Anthroposophy

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--, .-.-. (2017). 4 THE PRIMARY FEATURES OF STEINER’S ANTHOPOSOPHY EXPRESSED IN DIE PFORTE 4A: The dramatic elements of Das Märchen provide a template for Die Pforte, but these are adapted for didactic purposes, with regard to Steiner’s esoteric worldview 4B: Steiner’s view of the spirituality portrayed in Die Pforte is quintessentially expressed by his interpretation of Goethe 4C: The concepts of reincarnation and karma are seen as compatible to Christianity, and are understood to have a rational basis 4D: Steiner’s earlier holistic epistemology is based on a proto-type of the ’ether-body’ postulate 4E: Steiner’s holistic epistemological conviction that the limits to knowledge may be extended, is reflected in Die Pforte’s portrayal of the efficacy of meditation 4F: A major element in Steiner’s anthroposophy is an esoteric-mystical Christian perspective, in which a connection between conscience and the Second Coming - as understood by Steiner - has a discrete role 4G: The spiritual development process underlying Die Pforte is derived from the view of the human being as an interrelated septenary organism of body, ether body, a triune soul, self and a triune spirit. Otago German Studies, 19. https://doi.org/10.11157/ogs-vol19id287

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Vol. 19: Adrian Anderson, Dramatic Anthroposophy. Identification and contextualization of primary features of Rudolf Steiner's 'anthroposophy', as expressed in his 'Mystery Drama' Die Pforte der Einweihung (The Portal of Initiation)

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