Coping With the Gods

• প্রধান লেখক: Versnel, H.S (auth)
• বিন্যাস: বৈদ্যুতিক গ্রন্থের অধ্যায়
• ভাষা: ইংরেজি
• প্রকাশিত: Leiden - Boston Brill 2011
• মালা: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World
• বিষয়গুলি: Classical history / classical civilisation; omnipotence; veelgoderij; theodicy; cultus; divine; voorspellen; leider; ruler; almacht; religie; cult; theodicee; religion; polytheism; Ancient Greece; Greeks; Hermes; Zeus
• অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

সংক্ষিপ্ত

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. limitation of power, and ruler cult. Based on an intimate knowledge of ancient realia and literary testimonia the book stands out for its extensive application of relevant perceptions drawn from cultural anthropology, theology, cognitive science, psychology, and linguistics.

দৈহিক বর্ননা

1 electronic resource (594 p.)

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9789004210905

প্রবেশাধিকার

Open Access