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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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| Colección: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ;
v. 173. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- ch. 1: Many gods: complications of polytheism
- ch. 2: The gods: divine justice or divine arbitrariness?
- ch. 3: One god: three Greek experiment in oneness
- ch. 4: A god: why is Hermes hungry?
- ch. 5: God: the question of divine omnipotence
- ch. 6: Playing (the) god: did (the) Greeks believe in the divinity of their rulers?
- Epilogue
- Appendix one: Grouping the gods
- Appendix two: Unity or diversity-one god or many? a modern debate
- Appendix three: Drive towards coherence in two Herodotus studies
- Appendix four: Did the Greeks believe in their gods?
- 1. Many Gods: Complications of Polytheism
- Order versus Chaos
- The Greek pantheon: kosmos or chaos?
- Ingredients for Chaos
- In search of identities
- Names and surnames: one god or many?
- Creating Order: Taking Place
- The gods who dwell in our city
- Beyond the polis border (and back)
- Ducking out: gods in personal religiosity
- 2. The Gods: Divine Justice or Divine Arbitrariness?
- Controversial diction in archaic poetry
- Modern Voices
- Homer
- Herodotus
- Two tales, many perspectives
- Modern voices: fear of diversity
- Saving the Author
- Solon Again
- Once More: Chaos or Order?
- Paratactic multiplicity
- 'Gnomologisches Wissen'
- The rehabilitation of parataxis
- Thinking in gnomai--speaking in parataxis
- Putting to the Test: Hesiod
- Envoy
- 3. One God: Three Greek Experiments in Oneness
- One and Many: The God(s) of Xenophanes
- One or many?
- One and Many
- One is Many: The Gods, the God and the Divine
- On singular plurals
- One is the God
- Praising the god
- Aretalogy
- Nine characteristics of henotheistic religion
- The nature of oneness in henotheistic religion
- Questions of origin
- 4. A God: Why is Hermes Hungry?
- Hungry Hermes and Greedy Interpreters
- Hermes: The Human God in the Hymn
- Hermes: The Eternal Dupe in the Fable
- Burlesques
- Paying a social call
- Hermes: The Present God in Visual Art
- Socializing
- More burlesques
- Herms and sacrifice
- Hungry Hermes: The Sacrificial Meal
- The warm splanchna which I used to gobble up
- The titbits Hermes likes to eat
- Companion of the feast
- 5. God: the Question of Divine Omnipotence
- God: Self and Other
- Self
- Other
- Self and other
- Gods: Self and other
- Some inferences
- God: Powerful or All-Powerful?
- Miracles in Double Perspective: The Case of Asklepios
- God: Powerful and All-Powerful
- Omnipotence, ancient philosophers and modern theologians
- Inconsistency in religious expression
- 6. Playing (the) God: did (the) Greeks Believe in the Divinity of their Rulers?
- Men into Gods
- A swollen-headed doctor: the case of Menekrates
- A charismatic prince: the case of Demetrios Poliorketes
- Modern Perplexities
- The Construction of a God
- Language
- Performance
- Did (the) Greeks believe in the Divinity of their Rulers?
- Ritual Play: Sincere Hypocrisy
- Birds into Gods: Comic Theopoetics
- Making a God: A Multiple Perspective Approach
- Appendices
- Grouping the Gods
- Unity or Diversity--One God or Many? A Modern Debate
- Drive Towards Coherence in Two Herodotus-Studies
- Did the Greeks Believe in their Gods?