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A million and one gods : the persistence of polytheism / Page duBois.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780674369122
  • 0674369122
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Million and one godsDDC classification:
  • 201/.4 23
LOC classification:
  • BL217 .D83 2014eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The prejudice against polytheism -- Greeks, Romans, and their many gods -- The polytheism of monotheism -- The politics of polytheism.
Summary: As A Million and One Gods shows, polytheism is considered a scandalous presence in societies oriented to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim beliefs. Yet it persists, even in the West, perhaps because polytheism corresponds to unconscious needs and deeply held values of tolerance, diversity, and equality that are central to civilized societies.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)778924

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The prejudice against polytheism -- Greeks, Romans, and their many gods -- The polytheism of monotheism -- The politics of polytheism.

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As A Million and One Gods shows, polytheism is considered a scandalous presence in societies oriented to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim beliefs. Yet it persists, even in the West, perhaps because polytheism corresponds to unconscious needs and deeply held values of tolerance, diversity, and equality that are central to civilized societies.