Concept

Divine inspiration

Overview

Divine inspiration is the concept of a supernatural force, typically a deity, causing a person or people to experience a creative desire. It has been a commonly reported aspect of many religions, for thousands of years. Divine inspiration is often closely tied to the concept of revelation, information being revealed or disclosed through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Divine inspiration

• The School of Athens

Related ideas

• Hinduism
• Creativity
• Judaism
• Biblical inspiration
• Music
• Muhammad
• Mesopotamia
• Mormonism
• New Testament
• Old Testament
• Plato
• Religious text
• Religion
• Revelation
• Hebrew Bible
• Talmud
• Quran
• Baháʼí Faith
• Deity
• Christianity
• Supernatural
• Non-physical entity
• Apollo
• Islam

Place in the tradition

Part of Deism.

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