Coping with the gods : wayward readings in Greek theology /
Inspired by a critical reconsideration of current monolithic approaches to the study of Greek religion, this book argues that ancient Greeks displayed a disquieting capacity to validate two (or more) dissonant, if not contradictory, representations of the divine world in a complementary rather than...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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| Series: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ;
v. 173. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Inspired by a critical reconsideration of current monolithic approaches to the study of Greek religion, this book argues that ancient Greeks displayed a disquieting capacity to validate two (or more) dissonant, if not contradictory, representations of the divine world in a complementary rather than mutually exclusive manner. From this perspective the six chapters explore problems inherent in: order vs. variety/chaos in polytheism, arbitrariness vs. justice in theodicy, the peaceful co-existence of mono- and polytheistic theologies, human traits in divine imagery, divine omnipotence vs. limitat. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 593 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [561]-576) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004210905 (electronic bk.) 9004210903 (electronic bk.) 9786613161666 6613161667 |
| ISSN: | 0927-7633 ; |