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Immanence refers to those philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world. Immanence is usually applied in monotheistic, pantheistic, pandeistic, or panentheistic faiths to suggest that the spiritual world permeates the mundane. It is often contrasted with theories of transcendence, in which the divine is seen to be outside the material world. Major faiths commonly devote significant philosophical efforts to explaining the relationship between immanence and transcendence but do so in different ways, such as: * casting immanence as a characteristic of a transcendent god (common in Abrahamic religions), * subsuming transcendent personal gods in a greater immanent being (such as with Brahman in Hinduism), or * approaching the question of transcendence as something which can only be answered through an appraisal of immanence. == Ancient Greek philosophy == Another meaning of immanence is the quality of being contained within, or remaining within the boundaries of a person, of the world, or of the mind. This meaning is more common within Christian and other monotheist theology, in which the one God is considered to transcend his creation. Pythagoreanism says that the ''nous'' is an intelligent principle of the world acting with a specific intention. This is the divine reason regarded in Neoplatonism as the first emanation of the Divine.〔(Sofiatopia.org ), Divine Reason. Noetic (from Greek ''nous'') is usually translated as "mind", "understanding", "intellect", or "reason".〕 From the ''nous'' emerges the world soul, which gives rise to the manifest realm. Pythagoreanism goes on to say the Godhead is the Father, Mother, and Son (Zeus). In the mind of Zeus, the ''ideas'' are distinctly articulated and become the Logos by which he creates the world. These ideas become active in the Mind (''nous'') of Zeus. With him is the Power and from him is the ''nous''.〔(Utk.edu ), Demiurge Creation〕 This theology further explains that Zeus is called Demiurge (''Dêmiourgos'', Creator), Maker (''Poiêtês''), and Craftsman (''Technitês'').〔(Utk.edu )〕 The nous of the demiurge proceeds outward into manifestation becoming living ideas. They give rise to a lineage of mortal human souls.〔(Utk.edu ), Basic Principles〕 The components of the soul are〔(Utk.edu ), Components of the Soul〕 1) the higher soul, seat of the intuitive mind (''divine nous''); 2) the rational soul (''logistiko''n) (seat of discursive reason / ''dianoia''); 3) the nonrational soul (''alogia''), responsible for the senses, appetites, and motion. Zeus thinks the articulated ideas (Logos). The ''idea of ideas'' (''Eidos - Eidôn''), provides a model of the Paradigm of the Universe, which the Demiurge contemplates in his articulation of the ''ideas'' and his creation of the world according to the Logos.〔(Utk.edu ), Self Contemplating Nous〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Immanence」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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