The Spiritual World is More Real Than the Material World

The Religion and Thought Service of Iran’s Book News Agency (IBNA): The book «Afterlife, A Heavenly Journey with a Guide and Its Wonders», written by Emanuel Swedenborg and translated by Seyed Mohammad Naghib, has been published by Philosophy and Culture Publications.

The book (Afterlife), or “Pas az Zendegi” (After Life), is a summary of Emanuel Swedenborg’s book “Heaven and Hell,” written by the great Swedish scientist and mystic. It has been made available to those interested in religious, mystical, and supernatural topics by the Swedenborg Foundation, with some sections of the original text omitted and direct quotations from parts of the book included.

The original book was written in Latin by Swedenborg and was first translated into English in England in the 18th century, specifically in 1778. Three years after its English translation, a volume was brought to America and was widely welcomed by American immigrants. It should be added that this book has been translated into most of the world’s languages, and the current translation is the most updated version, produced by the Swedenborg Foundation in 2002. The original translation is 700 pages long, but for readers’ convenience, pocket-sized and portable versions of 400 pages were also made available. Furthermore, for broader access and general public study, an abridged version, approximately half the size of the pocket edition, was printed under the aforementioned name. This abridged version retained the core content but omitted less important sections, and notably, placed the chapter on the world of spirits or “Barzakh” (Purgatory/Intermediary Realm) in the first chapter, whereas Swedenborg had placed it in the final chapter of the original book.

Emanuel Swedenborg