The bodies of God and the world of ancient Israel /
In this book, the author challenges the distinction between monotheism and polytheism, using a lost Near Eastern perception of gods as having more than one body and fluid and unbounded selves.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Summary: | In this book, the author challenges the distinction between monotheism and polytheism, using a lost Near Eastern perception of gods as having more than one body and fluid and unbounded selves. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780521518727 (hardback) 0521518725 (hardback) |