
“Amid This Formidable Aura of Sunlight”: An Essay on the Numinous
Av Anders Norge Lauridsen Deities wreathed in auras are a common motif far back in history. Ancient tablets from Mesopotamia speak of melam, a radiant glamour ‘worn’ by the gods. Throughout ancient religions from Rome to India, divine entities radiated light – either through a full body aura known as aureole or mandorla or a…